Environment

June 2026

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Fish-killing Chemical Found in Local Water

McKinleyville Man Arrested for Allegedly Poaching Old Growth Redwood Log, Says State Parks

There Are Less Than Half As Many Coastal Sand Dunes in California as There Were 175 Years Ago, UCSB Researchers Say

ECONEWS REPORT: Offshore Wind Port Development

Humboldt Planning Commission Denies Permit for Old-Growth Tree Removal in Lower Redway, Finding No Evidence of ‘Imminent’ Hazard

Save the Redwoods League Says Caltrans’ Last Chance Grade Mitigation Plan is ‘Deeply Flawed,’ Urges Stronger Protections for Old-Growth Redwoods

Interested in Eel River Dam Removal? Friends of the Eel and the Sierra Club Redwood Chapter Urge People to Attend FERC Meetings in Ukiah Next Week

As Parasites Threaten Juvenile Salmon in the Upper Klamath River, the Karuk Tribe Emphasizes That the ‘River Is Still in the Early Stages of Healing’

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Cleaning Up Cannabis

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Get to Know River Otters!

Bill That Would Make State Agencies Consider Tribes During Water Policy Decisions Passes State Assembly

A DAM GOOD TIME: What We Learned About the Eel River’s Dams 1,000 Feet In the Air

May 2026

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Native Plant Nerds, Unite!

Have Thoughts on the Old-Growth Redwood Slated for Removal in Lower Redway? You’ll Want to Attend the Humboldt Planning Commission’s June 18 Meeting

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Bring Back Our Grizzlies!

THE ECONEWS REPORT: What’s Wrong with the Forest Service?

Water Board Tosses HRC’s Proposed Regulation Changes for Elk River Because Sediment Levels Are Not Improving

Lower Redway Old-Growth Redwood Cannot Be Removed Until the Property Owner Secures a Special Permit, County Says

THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Threat to Eel River Dam Removal?

Upcoming Logging Permit Changes Could Mean More Sediment in Elk River, CalTrout Says

Removal of Lower Redway Old-Growth Redwood Temporarily Halted Amid Safety Concerns

April 2026

SoHum Residents Protest the Removal of a 252-Foot Old-Growth Redwood From a Lower Redway Property

Sewage Keeps Spilling Into Humboldt Bay. It’s Hurting Oyster Farmers

Humboldt Hill Property Owner Faces Potential Fines, Misdemeanor Charges for Dirt Dumping and Stream Bed Alteration

THE ECONEWS REPORT: How Can We Restore the Elk River?

That SoCal Water Agency Says It’s Just in the Very Initial, Exploratory Phase of its Potential Bid to Take Over the Eel River Dams

Headwaters Forest Poised To Get 73 Acres Bigger This Summer

THE ECONEWS REPORT: A New Mandate for State-Owned Forests?

THE ECONEWS REPORT: The ‘God Squad’ Returns!

The Final Master Plan for the Great Redwood Trail is Out. What Does it Mean for Humboldt?

March 2026

Fishing Boat Sinks at Eureka Public Marina

Appellate Court Sides With Caltrans on Richardson Grove Highway Project, Declares an End to 15-Year Legal Battle

THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Fight over Richardson Grove, Explained

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Fix Your Stuff (And Save the Planet)

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Transmission Upgrades for Offshore Wind

Coastal Commission to Officially Deny Eureka’s Marina Center Application

February 2026

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Assemblymember Chris Rogers on This Legislative Session

Next Step in Trump’s California Offshore Oil Drilling Effort Announced

Future ‘Bright’ For Klamath Salmon: California’s Runs Show Signs of Recovery After Three-Year Commercial Fishery Shutdown, Raising Hopes for Upcoming Fishing Season

Phase One of Elk River’s ‘Ecosystem-Wide Restoration Project’ OK’d, Aims to Address Flooding

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Trump Spikes Climate Regulations

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Wildlife Crossings Help Wildlife and Motorists

January 2026

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Fix Fourth and Fifth Streets!

Five Old-Growth Redwoods Were Cut Down in Lower Redway. How Could That Happen?

Schneider Agrees to Pay $400K in Penalties for Mega-Home Permit Violations, Fully Restore Property and Then Give It to a Tribe, Nonprofit or Government Agency

Enviro Group Cries Foul as Caltrans Removes a Few Small Trees in Richardson Grove; Agency Says Construction on Long-Delayed Improvement Project Will Start in Spring

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Climate Action Theatre

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Dealing with Eco-Anxiety

Rep. Huffman, Environmental Organizations and State Legislators to Hold ‘Educational Forum’ on Offshore Oil Drilling in Eureka

December 2025

Klamath Indigenous Land Trust Buys 10,000 Acres Along the Klamath River From PacifiCorp

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