January 2026

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

Cal Poly Humboldt Scientist Discovers That Wildfire Can Transform Serpentine Soils — Unusually Common Around the Klamath Range — Into a Potent Carcinogen

THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Temperate Rainforests of North America

Trump Administration Intervenes in Potter Valley Dam Removal, as Department of Agriculture Asks FERC to Halt Decommissioning Process

2,700 Acres Behind McKinleyville Community Forest Conserved; Green Diamond, Northcoast Regional Land Trust Sign Easement That Will Keep the Land for Sustainable Logging, Wildlife Habitat

A Campground in Manila is Just One Possibility After Friends of the Dunes Secures $430K Grant Land Trust

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Local Governments to Finally Take Action on Climate Change?

PG&E Extends Deadline for Comment on Potter Valley Project Dam Removal; Friends of the Eel Urges Humboldt People to Make Their Voices Heard

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Exploring the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, a Unique California Landscape Just a Few Hours From Humboldt

November 2025

GUEST OPINION: Local Environmental Groups Urge Community to ‘Fight Like Hell’ Against Trump’s Plan to Expand Offshore Oil Drilling to West Coast

THE ECONEWS REPORT: What’s So Special About the Siskiyou Crest?

Kneeland’s Backcountry Press Wins Prestigious Prize at the National Outdoor Book Awards

Yurok Tribe, Round Valley Indians Sign Treaty of Friendship in Advance of Potential Eel River Dam Removal

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Tell FERC That Eel River Dams Gotta Go!

THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Water Remembers, With Amy Bowers Cordalis

October 2025

Celebration Marks Completion of Tributary Restoration at Key Klamath River Sites

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Northern Humboldt Indians

THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Week Without Driving in the Rearview Mirror

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Assemblymember Connolly Reflects on the Legislative Session

One Year After Klamath Dam Removal, ‘There’s Just Fish Jumping All Over the Place’: Scientists Describe Improvements to Water Quality and Wildlife

New Research Suggests That Trespass Grows Scar the Land for Longer Than You Might Have Thought

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Are Your Easter Lilies Poisoning the Smith River?

September 2025

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Rethinking High-Severity Fires?

THE ECONEWS REPORT: You Should Attend the Eel River Community Meeting

Spill of Chlorinated Water Into Janes Creek During Water District Repair Work Kills More Than 250 Fish, Including Coho Salmon

THE ECONEWS REPORT: What Will Humboldt County’s New ‘Dark Skies’ Ordinance Accomplish?

August 2025

THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Crosswalk, Who Dis?

150,000 Acres of Six Rivers National Forest Wilderness Could Lose Protection if Trump Administration Rescinds Roadless Rule

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Talking CEQA Reforms

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Electrifying Your Home is Cheaper Than You Think It Is, and You Can Find Out About It All at Tuesday’s Electrification Fair

At Virtual Public Meeting Last Night, PG&E Officials Outline Next Steps for Eel River Dam Removal

What’s Next for Eel River Dam Removal? Find Out at Today’s Virtual Town Hall Meeting!

THE ECONEWS REPORT: When Will the Eel River Dams Fall?

Lawsuit Could Force Humboldt County to Regulate Groundwater Pumping in the Eel River Valley

July 2025

THE ECONEWS REPORT: A New 353-Acre Reserve on Baduwa’t

PG&E Files Its Application to Surrender its Hydropower License, Paving the Way for the Removal of the Potter Valley Dams on the Eel River

‘Let’s Do This the Right Way’: Great Redwood Trail Agency Adopts a New Approach to Illegal Camping, Dumping Along the Defunct Railroad

Interested in Eel River Dam Removal? Mark Your Calendars, Because PG&E is Holding an Online Town Hall Meeting Next Month

Humboldt Supervisors OK Potter Valley Water Diversion Plan, Paving the Way for Eel River Dam Removal

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Batteries and Achieving 100 Percent Renewable Energy

THE ECONEWS REPORT: When Driving is Not An Option

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Potholes in the Forest Service Roadless Rule

June 2025

THE ECONEWS REPORT: Come Celebrate the Bay Trail!

Are Humboldt’s Ma-le’l Dunes Still at Risk Despite Changes to Federal Land-Sale Bill?