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Hosted by: 
Barbara Bernstein
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Every Monday from 10:00am to 11:00am.


 

A weekly conversation about our place on the planet. Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein talks with local, regional and national experts, activists and policy makers about climate change, food policy, land use, salmon restoration, forest management and all the other things that matter in our environment.

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Activism, Agriculture, Science/Technology, Food, Global Affairs, Government/Politics, Environment/Climate
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In the Land of Data Centers

Airs at: Mon, 07/06/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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 As you drive through the eastern end of the Columbia Gorge into the plateaus of Eastern Oregon suddenly the scenery shifts from spectacular wild land formations on either side of the river to a swirling web of industrial infrastructure – massive high voltage towers conn... Read more

Decarbonizing our Waste Management

Airs at: Mon, 06/29/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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Until 1991 Portland dumped its garbage in a wetland in the St. Johns neighborhood. After the dump closed the land was restored to become Smith and Bybee Wetlands Natural Area. So where did the garbage go after that? Now it goes to a Metro transfer station from where it i... Read more

The Human Access Project

Airs at: Mon, 06/22/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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The Human Access Project (HAP) was founded in 2010 on the simple belief that Portlanders should be able to swim in their river. Since then the organization has worked on a variety of fronts to transform the Willamette River’s image from a polluted waterway best avoided, ... Read more

The POWER Act

Airs at: Mon, 06/15/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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The POWER Act, a new law to insulate Oregonians' energy bills from data centers, will be rolled out soon. On this episode of Locus Focus we talk with Sarah Wochele, the Citizen Utility Board's Equity Analyst & Advocate, about some of the remaining challenges that we nee... Read more

What’s Up with Ross Island

Airs at: Mon, 06/08/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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There is a hole in the Ross Island Lagoon the size of Portland’s Moda Center, the result of decades of gravel mining. That hole is responsible for dangerous algae blooms in the lagoon that often spread out into the Willamette River, making the river hazardous for people ... Read more

Toxic Roots of the Silicon Forest

Airs at: Mon, 06/01/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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Semiconductors are critical to Oregon’s economy. But their production creates a lot of problems. The companies are not good employers, The industry has a massive environmental impact and it fuels the AI boom. On this episode of Locus Focus we talk with Carmelita Perrien ... Read more

A Future with Data Centers Where Nothing Else Can Grow

Airs at: Mon, 05/25/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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A high tech noxious weed is spreading across Oregon, sucking up electricity and water and giving little back in return, as the landscapes of Washington County and parts of Eastern Oregon have been transformed into mazes of gargantuan data centers. On this episode of Loc... Read more

What’s Next with NXT

Airs at: Mon, 05/18/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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For several years a Houston-based company has been trying to get all its permits in place to build an enormous renewable diesel refinery at Port Westward, near Clatskanie on the Columbia River Estuary. NXTClean Fuels sells itself as a leader in developing clean renewable... Read more

Black Carbon

Airs at: Mon, 05/11/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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Portland has some of the worse air quality in the country and it’s mainly due to the exhaust from diesel trucks. In Washington State and California diesel trucks are required to have filtered engines which remove 90% of the micro particles that are emitted from burning d... Read more

Reviving the Willamette

Airs at: Mon, 05/04/2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
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Portland is gifted to have a mighty river flowing through the heart of the city. Unfortunately for more than a century this priceless resource has been abused, degraded and polluted, and for many decades Portlanders turned their backs on the Willamette River. But things ... Read more