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THE ECONEWS REPORT: How to Run a Rural Transit Agency
The EcoNews Report / May 6, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: How to Run a Rural Transit Agency Photo via the 2017-2022 Humboldt County Transit Development Plan.Running a transit agency in a rural area is hard work. Just …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Fish, Who Dis?
The EcoNews Report / April 29, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Fish, Who Dis? Photo: Seriola lalandi. Photo: John Turnbull, via Flickr. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license. ### Nordic Aquafarms recently announced …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Enviros are Pro-Development (at Least Sometimes!)
The EcoNews Report / April 22, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Enviros are Pro-Development (at Least Sometimes!) Image: Mockup of The EaRTH Center, a transit and housing development scheduled to be built behind Eureka' …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Suing the Feds for Klamath Water
LoCO Staff / April 15, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Suing the Feds for Klamath Water Photo: Blake, Tupper Ansel, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, via Wikimedia. Public domain.Despite the wildly wet year …
ECONEWS REPORT: Bird Nerds Rejoice: Godwit Days are Here Again!
The EcoNews Report / April 8, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
… ECONEWS REPORT: Bird Nerds Rejoice: Godwit Days are Here Again! On this week's EcoNews Report, Ken Burton, local bird nerd, joins the show to discuss this year's Godwit Days …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Scott Dam and its Shaky Seismic Stability
The EcoNews Report / April 1, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Scott Dam and its Shaky Seismic Stability ###Tune into the EcoNews Report for big news about Eel River dam removal – PG&E is finally taking dam safety …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Solving The Climate Crisis Requires More Than Just Electrifying Your Pick-up Truck
The EcoNews Report / March 18, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Solving The Climate Crisis Requires More Than Just Electrifying Your Pick-up Truck Joe Biden pilots an electric Humvee. Photo: White House. Public domain …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Tribal Marine Stewards Network
The EcoNews Report / March 4, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Tribal Marine Stewards Network Today’s guests, Jaytuk Steinruck of Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation and Megan Rocha of Resighini Rancheria, join the show to talk about …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Save Money While Saving the Planet
The EcoNews Report / Feb. 25, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Save Money While Saving the Planet Art by DALL-E, an artificial intelligence.So you have decided to do your part to fight climate change (or maybe you just don …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Jared Huffman, Man and Congressman, Returns to the Show to Spill All the DC Tea
The EcoNews Report / Feb. 18, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Jared Huffman, Man and Congressman, Returns to the Show to Spill All the DC Tea We don't know why he continues to join the show — doesn't he realize he …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Big Government Isn’t Coming to Steal Your Gas Stove (But Maybe It Should)
The EcoNews Report / Feb. 11, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Big Government Isn't Coming to Steal Your Gas Stove (But Maybe It Should) Photo by Torsten Dettlaff via Pexels. ###For a weird, brief moment, prominent …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Legislation Returns Local Control Over (Some) Pesticide Spraying
The EcoNews Report / Feb. 4, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Legislation Returns Local Control Over (Some) Pesticide Spraying Art by DALL-E, an artificial intelligence.Local jurisdictions have very limited control …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Central Valley Project and its North Coast Connections
The EcoNews Report / Jan. 21, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Central Valley Project and its North Coast Connections Trinity Dam. Photo: Bureau of Land Management. ###On this week's EcoNews Report, we travel …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Climate Change Supercharging Winter Storms
The EcoNews Report / Jan. 14, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Climate Change Supercharging Winter Storms Art by DALL-E, an artificial intelligence.Global warming increases the amount of moisture in the atmosphere …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Poets Jerry Martien and Katy Gurin Welcome the New Year with Poetry
The EcoNews Report / Jan. 7, 2023, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Poets Jerry Martien and Katy Gurin Welcome the New Year with Poetry Photo by Suzy Hazelwood via Pexels.I don't think it's just us: 2023 has been …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: California’s Third Shakiest Earthquake?
The EcoNews Report / Dec. 31, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: California's Third Shakiest Earthquake? Humboldt's Queen of Quakes, Dr. Lori Dengler professor emeritus of geology at CalPoly Humboldt, joins Gang Green …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Trespass Cannabis Grows Polluting Surface Water?
The EcoNews Report / Dec. 24, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Trespass Cannabis Grows Polluting Surface Water? Carbofuran and other dangerous chemicals found at a grow site in 2021. Photo: Integral Ecology Research Center …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Port Redevelopment to Support Offshore Wind Construction
LoCO Staff / Dec. 17, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment , Offshore Wind
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Port Redevelopment to Support Offshore Wind Construction Mockup of windmill construction at Samoa by Aker Offshore Wind, courtesy of the Harbor District …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: How to Make Ethical Decisions in Complicated World
The EcoNews Report / Dec. 3, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: How to Make Ethical Decisions in Complicated World Trying to be an ethical person in the modern world is hard. How should we weigh the site-specific impacts from wind energy …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Do We Have a Human Right Not to Die in the Climate Wars?
The EcoNews Report / Nov. 26, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Do We Have a Human Right Not to Die in the Climate Wars? Photo by Markus Spiske, via Pexels.Do we have a fundamental human right to a healthy climate? If so …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: EcoNews Election Wrap-Up
LoCO Staff / Nov. 19, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: EcoNews Election Wrap-Up Image generated by DALL-E, an artificial intelligence.###The “Red Wave” turned out to be more like a ripple, with Democrats …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: How Do We Count The Fish
The EcoNews Report / Nov. 12, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: How Do We Count The Fish CDFW Environmental Scientist Kaydee Boozel holding a large spawned out male Chinook Salmon carcass from Lawrence Creek, tributary …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Rewilding California
The EcoNews Report / Nov. 5, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Rewilding California Image generated by DALL-E, an artificial intelligence.On this week's EcoNews Report, host Tom Wheeler talks to friends from across …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Grrrroovy Eel River Issues
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 29, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Grrrroovy Eel River Issues Photo: Alicia Hamann. This week on the EcoNews Report, your host Tom Wheeler chats with Friends of the Eel River's Alicia Hamann …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: How to Make our Roads Safer — Achieving a Vision of Zero Road Deaths
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 22, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: How to Make our Roads Safer — Achieving a Vision of Zero Road Deaths File photo.Humboldt County has some of the highest pedestrian fatality numbers …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: PG&E Spraying, and the Spraying Last Time
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 8, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: PG&E Spraying, and the Spraying Last Time Image: Public domain, via Wikimedia.News of PG&E spraying power poles alarmed Humboldt County residents …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Which Way the Wind Festival
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 1, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Which Way the Wind Festival High water at King Salmon during a king tide event. Photo: Jen Kalt.Before 2022, you may have thought that nuclear weapons were …
OP-ED: Ride the Bus! Your One-Step Solution for Saving Money and Cutting Carbon
Tom Wheeler / Sept. 29, 2022, 3:42 p.m. / Transportation
… , available for Android and iPhone. (Or just chill. The bus will get there, almost always on time.)How to Pay: There are three ways to pay your fare: (1) Purchase discounted multi-ride or monthly passes online …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Research Calls Into Question Carbon Offsets From Northwest California Forests
The EcoNews Report / Sept. 24, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Research Calls Into Question Carbon Offsets From Northwest California Forests Image generated by DALL-E, an artificial intelligence. New research published …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: A Love Story About the Klamath Mountains
The EcoNews Report / Sept. 10, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: A Love Story About the Klamath Mountains Photo of the Yolla Bolly Wilderness. Photo: Michael Kauffman, Creative Commons license, via Wikimedia.Michael Kauffman …