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THE ECONEWS REPORT: What’s Next for Eel River Dams?
The EcoNews Report / Feb. 12, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: What's Next for Eel River Dams? Cape Horn Dam at Van Arsdale Reservoir. Photo: PG&E.###On this week's edition of the Econews Report, Friends …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Talking TOUGH With the HUFF!
LoCO Staff / Feb. 5, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Talking TOUGH With the HUFF! He lives to serve. Still, via YouTube, from the 1987 USA Volleyball match against China.Congressman Jared Huffman joins Gang …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: How Can Nature Teach Us to be Better Humans, With Author Gary Ferguson
LoCO Staff / Jan. 22, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: How Can Nature Teach Us to be Better Humans, With Author Gary Ferguson Photo: Author Gary Ferguson with Mary M. Clare. Photo courtesy Gary Ferguson …
ARCATA’S GATEWAY PLAN: Planners Propose Converting K and L to One-Way Streets; Transportation and Safety Committee Will Review Plan This Evening
Stephanie McGeary / Jan. 18, 2022, 1:33 p.m. / Housing , Local Government
… High-Density Housing in Town THE ECONEWS REPORT: How is Arcata Planning for Growth? Learn About the Gateway Area! GUEST OPINION: Gateway Plan Does Housing the Right Way …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Year-End Wrap Up (We Ain’t Gonna Miss You, 2021)
LoCO Staff / Jan. 15, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Year-End Wrap Up (We Ain't Gonna Miss You, 2021) Photo by James Lee on Unsplash.Join Gang Green for a review of the highlights and lowlights of 2021 …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: How is Arcata Planning for Growth? Learn About the Gateway Area!
The EcoNews Report / Jan. 8, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: How is Arcata Planning for Growth? Learn About the Gateway Area! Looking out over the Gateway District as it currently is. Photo: City of Arcata …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Future of Humboldt’s Nuclear Waste Site
The EcoNews Report / Jan. 1, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Future of Humboldt's Nuclear Waste Site Storm waves at the base of the bluff at Buhne Point. Photo: Aldaron Laird.One of the first nuclear power …
County Releases Draft Environmental Impact Report for Nordic Aquafarms’ Fish Factory Project on Samoa Peninsula
Ryan Burns / Dec. 20, 2021, 9:55 a.m. / Environment , Local Government
… Environmental Impact Report for Its Land-Based Fish Farm on the Samoa PeninsulaLocal Environmental Groups Laud Nordic Aquafarms’ Decision to Complete a Full Environmental Impact ReportECONEWS REPORT: The Bundy …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Coming Soon — Camping by the Grand Canyon of the Eel River
LoCO Staff / Dec. 18, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Coming Soon — Camping by the Grand Canyon of the Eel River Photo: Wildlands Conservancy.Have you ever seen the “Grand Canyon of the Eel River …
ECONEWS REPORT: Meet RCCER — Enviros Organize for Political Power
The EcoNews Report / Dec. 11, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… ECONEWS REPORT: Meet RCCER — Enviros Organize for Political Power The Redwood Coalition for Climate and Environmental Responsibility — RCCER, pronounced " …
ECONEWS REPORT: Enviros Challenge County Over Cannabis
The EcoNews Report / Dec. 4, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… ECONEWS REPORT: Enviros Challenge County Over Cannabis Image from county staff report.###Local environmental groups — Northcoast Environmental Center, Citizens …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Restoring Blue Lake’s Powers Creek, One of the County’s Most Significant Urban Streams
The EcoNews Report / Nov. 27, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Restoring Blue Lake's Powers Creek, One of the County's Most Significant Urban Streams Humboldt State University students visit Powers Creek to learn …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Celebrating the Hoopa Valley Tribe’s Victory Over the Westlands Water District
The EcoNews Report / Nov. 20, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Celebrating the Hoopa Valley Tribe's Victory Over the Westlands Water District Trinity Lake — the Trinity River, backed up behind Trinity Dam. Photo: U …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Pomo Perspectives on Forest Protection at the Jackson State Forest
The EcoNews Report / Nov. 13, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Pomo Perspectives on Forest Protection at the Jackson State Forest Photo: Curtis, via Wikimedia. Public domain.###Chairman Michael Hunter of the Coyote …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Kelp Collapse?
The EcoNews Report / Nov. 6, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Kelp Collapse? A bull kelp forest near Caspar in 2017. Photo: Chris Teague, via iNaturalist. Creative Commons license.###The destruction of the North Coast …
ECONEWS REPORT: Forest Defenders Threatened at Jackson State Forest
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 23, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… ECONEWS REPORT: Forest Defenders Threatened at Jackson State Forest Photo (right): Sarah Stierch, via Wikimedia. (CC BY 4.0)For the past six months, forest defenders have …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Redistricting Ruckus
LoCO Staff / Oct. 16, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Redistricting Ruckus On this week's EcoNews Report, Gang Green breaks down redistricting efforts at the state and county. Could draft maps …
ECONEWS REPORT: Broadway — Dangerous By Design?
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 9, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… ECONEWS REPORT: Broadway — Dangerous By Design? Broadway is one the most dangerous streets in California for pedestrians. In the last decade alone, at least 10 people …
ECONEWS REPORT: Eel River Salmon Win Before FERC
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 2, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… ECONEWS REPORT: Eel River Salmon Win Before FERC Scott Dam. File photo: PG&E.In a set back to the Two Basin Partnership — which sought to gain control over …
ECONEWS REPORT: What Smells at Stinky Beach?
The EcoNews Report / Sept. 18, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… ECONEWS REPORT: What Smells at Stinky Beach? Eureka's wastewater treatment plant. File photo.###The City of Eureka's wastewater treatment facility releases its treated …
McGuire Announces $10 Million in State Funds to Acquire Investment Mogul’s Ranch in the Eel River Canyon
LoCO Staff / Sept. 16, 2021, 9:53 a.m. / Sacramento
… Trail’; Group Still Looking for Donations to Acquire the RestECONEWS REPORT: Protecting the ‘Grand Canyon’ of the Eel River###From the Office of Sen. Mike McGuire: Senator Mike McGuire is thrilled …
ECONEWS REPORT: What Fresh Hell is This Coal Train, Now?
LoCO Staff / Sept. 11, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… ECONEWS REPORT: What Fresh Hell is This Coal Train, Now? Image from Sen. Mike McGuire's “Stop the Toxic Coal Train” petition.###A shadowy shell corporation …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Walking in the Footsteps of Roosevelt and Muir
LoCO Staff / Sept. 4, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Walking in the Footsteps of Roosevelt and Muir Still from the trailer for the film.### What would Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir talk about if they were alive …
ECONEWS REPORT: The Climate Crisis is Here
The EcoNews Report / Aug. 21, 2021, 10 a.m. / Energy
… ECONEWS REPORT: The Climate Crisis is Here Photo: NASA Earth Observatory.### The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's most recent report is clear: the climate crisis …
Biden Cabinet Member Joins Huffman, White House Official and Others to Highlight Offshore Wind Developments Planned Off the Humboldt County Coast
Ryan Burns / Aug. 10, 2021, 5:13 p.m. / Energy , Government
… , extending seaward out to 35 miles offshore. The WEA can support generation of 1.6 GW of offshore wind energy, enough to power more than 500,000 homes. Additional information …
ECONEWS REPORT: It’s Coastal Cleanup Time
LoCO Staff / Aug. 7, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… ECONEWS REPORT: It's Coastal Cleanup Time Folks, it’s that time of year again! Time for Coastal Cleanup Month! This week, Northcoast Environmental Center coastal programs …
ECONEWS REPORT: To Save an Owl, We Kill an Owl?
The EcoNews Report / July 31, 2021, 10 a.m. / Energy
… ECONEWS REPORT: To Save an Owl, We Kill an Owl? The dread barred owl. Photo: Peter K Burian, via Wikimedia. Creative Commons license.###The barred owl, not native to California …
ECONEWS REPORT: Charting a Course for Offshore Wind
The EcoNews Report / July 24, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… ECONEWS REPORT: Charting a Course for Offshore Wind Aerial view of a wind farm off Block Island, Rhode Island. Photo: Ionna22, via Wikimedia. Creative Commons license …
ECONEWS REPORT: How Can Enviro Voters Increase their Power?
The EcoNews Report / July 17, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… ECONEWS REPORT: How Can Enviro Voters Increase their Power? Following the 2020, California is set to redraw its legislative maps and for the first time in our state's history …
ECONEWS REPORT: Clam Beach Pollution Mystery Solved?
The EcoNews Report / July 10, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… ECONEWS REPORT: Clam Beach Pollution Mystery Solved? Image from the 2015 edition of Heal the Bay's annual Beach Report Card, on which Clam Beach is perennially ranked among …
