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THE ECONEWS REPORT: What’s Wrong with the Forest Service?
The EcoNews Report / May 9, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: What's Wrong with the Forest Service? In the Klamath National Forest near Happy Camp, four years after the Slater Fire. Photo: Kevin S. Abel, US Forest …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Threat to Eel River Dam Removal?
The EcoNews Report / May 2, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Threat to Eel River Dam Removal? Lake Elsinore — future destination of Eel River water? By Catatonique - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link###On April 21st, US …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: How Can We Restore the Elk River?
LoCO Staff / April 25, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: How Can We Restore the Elk River? The Elk River Estuary. File photo: Caltrout.###PREVIOUSLY:Phase One of Elk River’s ‘Ecosystem-Wide Restoration Project’ OK …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: A New Mandate for State-Owned Forests?
The EcoNews Report / April 18, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: A New Mandate for State-Owned Forests? Photo: Sarah Stierch (CC BY 4.0). Via Wikimedia.How should state-owned demonstration forests be managed? For private …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: The ‘God Squad’ Returns!
The EcoNews Report / April 4, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: The 'God Squad' Returns! Trump has revived a little-utilized part of the Endangered Species Act — formally the Endangered Species Committee …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Fight over Richardson Grove, Explained
The EcoNews Report / March 28, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Fight over Richardson Grove, Explained File photo: Caltrans. On this week's show, your usual host, Tom Wheeler, is in the hot seat to explain EPIC' …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Fix Your Stuff (And Save the Planet)
The EcoNews Report / March 14, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Fix Your Stuff (And Save the Planet) Have a broken lamp that is too sentimental to toss? Is your favorite knife too dull? Is your laptop running slow? Come …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Transmission Upgrades for Offshore Wind
The EcoNews Report / March 7, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Transmission Upgrades for Offshore Wind Photo via Pixabay. ### For offshore wind to fight climate change, that power needs to reach the larger statewide grid …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Assemblymember Chris Rogers on This Legislative Session
The EcoNews Report / Feb. 28, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Assemblymember Chris Rogers on This Legislative Session On this week's EcoNews Report, Assemblymember Chris Rogers joins the program to discuss this year …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Trump Spikes Climate Regulations
The EcoNews Report / Feb. 21, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Trump Spikes Climate Regulations Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead, via Flickr.###On February 12, the Trump Administration rescinded the Obama …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Wildlife Crossings Help Wildlife and Motorists
The EcoNews Report / Feb. 7, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Wildlife Crossings Help Wildlife and Motorists The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing over Highway 101 in Agoura Hills, under construction. Photo: Caltrans …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Fix Fourth and Fifth Streets!
The EcoNews Report / Jan. 31, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Fix Fourth and Fifth Streets! File photo.There is a traffic safety crisis on 4th and 5th Streets in Eureka. These streets are extremely dangerous for people …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Climate Action Theatre
The EcoNews Report / Jan. 17, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Climate Action Theatre Image: ChatGPT.On this week's EcoNews Report, we are doing something a little different: climate action theatre. Environmentalists …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Dealing with Eco-Anxiety
The EcoNews Report / Jan. 10, 2026, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Dealing with Eco-Anxiety Image: Stable Diffusion.Does thinking about the climate crisis get you down? Do you feel guilty about your consumption? Do you feel …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Temperate Rainforests of North America
The EcoNews Report / Dec. 20, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Temperate Rainforests of North America The temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest, stretching from Alaska all the way down to the redwoods …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Local Governments to Finally Take Action on Climate Change?
The EcoNews Report / Dec. 13, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Local Governments to Finally Take Action on Climate Change? Samoa in the pulp heyday. Photo: Jen Kalt.###The long-awaited Humboldt Regional Climate Action Plan …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Exploring the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, a Unique California Landscape Just a Few Hours From Humboldt
LoCO Staff / Dec. 6, 2025, 7:30 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Exploring the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, a Unique California Landscape Just a Few Hours From Humboldt Photo: BLM. This week on the Econews …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: What’s So Special About the Siskiyou Crest?
LoCO Staff / Nov. 22, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: What's So Special About the Siskiyou Crest? On this week's EcoNews Report, we take an audio tour of the Siskiyou Crest with Luke Ruediger …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Tell FERC That Eel River Dams Gotta Go!
The EcoNews Report / Nov. 8, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Tell FERC That Eel River Dams Gotta Go! Cape Horn Dam at Van Arsdale Reservoir. Photo: PG&E. This week on the EcoNews Report, we're excited …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Water Remembers, With Amy Bowers Cordalis
The EcoNews Report / Nov. 1, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Water Remembers, With Amy Bowers Cordalis The Yurok people are a fishing people. Since time immemorial, the Klamath River provided for the Yurok, with salmon …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Northern Humboldt Indians
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 25, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Northern Humboldt Indians On this week's EcoNews Report, historian Jerry Rohde joins the show to discuss his new book, Northern Humboldt Indians, which you …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Week Without Driving in the Rearview Mirror
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 18, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Week Without Driving in the Rearview Mirror Photo: Matt SimmonsApproximately a third of U.S. residents are non-drivers. Some by choice, but many …
One Month After Staffers for the Northcoast Environmental Center Went on Strike, Board Secretary Says No Progress Has Been Made
Dezmond Remington / Oct. 13, 2025, 4:41 p.m. / Labor
… to punish them for forming a union, but the rest of their demands (which include editorial control of the NEC’s publication EcoNews, ceasing contact after work hours, and the right to “self-direct [their] own …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Assemblymember Connolly Reflects on the Legislative Session
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 11, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Assemblymember Connolly Reflects on the Legislative Session Photo: California State Assembly.Assemblymember Damon Connolly joins the program to break down what …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Are Your Easter Lilies Poisoning the Smith River?
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 4, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Are Your Easter Lilies Poisoning the Smith River? Lily fields just upstream from the mouth of the Smith. Image: Google Earth.For decades pesticide …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Rethinking High-Severity Fires?
The EcoNews Report / Sept. 27, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Rethinking High-Severity Fires? Image: Cooper Phyllis, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Public domain.High-severity wildfires that burn communities …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: You Should Attend the Eel River Community Meeting
The EcoNews Report / Sept. 20, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: You Should Attend the Eel River Community Meeting On this week's episode of the Econews Report we discuss restoration planning in the Eel River …
Striking Northcoast Environmental Center Staff Issue Statement
LoCO Staff / Sept. 18, 2025, 8:16 a.m. / Activism
… their subscriptions in response to a City Council meeting late July. As of the decision to strike on Monday, September 15, 2025, only one individual contacted NEC subscription services to unsubscribe from EcoNews …
Claiming Infringements on Free Speech Rights, Northcoast Environmental Center Staff Members Strike
Dezmond Remington / Sept. 17, 2025, 1:32 p.m. / Activism
… in a phone interview with the Outpost yesterday that the staff members' actions at the city council meetings damaged the NEC’s reputation immensely. More than 20 people have unsubscribed from NEC’s EcoNews …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: What Will Humboldt County’s New ‘Dark Skies’ Ordinance Accomplish?
The EcoNews Report / Sept. 13, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: What Will Humboldt County's New 'Dark Skies' Ordinance Accomplish? Image: Stable Diffusion.Humboldt County just took a big step towards protecting …