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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 …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Crosswalk, Who Dis?
The EcoNews Report / Aug. 30, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Crosswalk, Who Dis? Image: Elvert Barnes, via Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0 license.Government often moves slow. This is a problem when there are immediate safety …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Talking CEQA Reforms
The EcoNews Report / Aug. 23, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Talking CEQA Reforms Image: ChatGPT.Hating on environmental laws is now a bipartisan activity. California Democrats have leaned into the “Abundance agenda …
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
LoCO Staff / Aug. 16, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… 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 Image: ChatGPT.Been thinking …
At Virtual Public Meeting Last Night, PG&E Officials Outline Next Steps for Eel River Dam Removal
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 12, 2025, 2:56 p.m. / Energy , Environment , Infrastructure
… for the Removal of the Potter Valley Dams on the Eel RiverTHE ECONEWS REPORT: When Will the Eel River Dams Fall? …
What’s Next for Eel River Dam Removal? Find Out at Today’s Virtual Town Hall Meeting!
Isabella Vanderheiden / Aug. 11, 2025, 12:56 p.m. / Energy , Environment
… of the Potter Valley Dams on the Eel River THE ECONEWS REPORT: When Will the Eel River Dams Fall? …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: When Will the Eel River Dams Fall?
The EcoNews Report / Aug. 9, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: When Will the Eel River Dams Fall? Scott Dam at Lake Pillsbury. Photo: PG&E.PG&E recently tendered its License Surrender Application …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: A New 353-Acre Reserve on Baduwa’t
The EcoNews Report / July 26, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: A New 353-Acre Reserve on Baduwa't Photo: Siskiyou Land Conservancy### Siskiyou Land Conservancy just finalized a new acquisition of 170 acres on Baduwa …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Batteries and Achieving 100 Percent Renewable Energy
The EcoNews Report / July 19, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Batteries and Achieving 100 Percent Renewable Energy Image: Stable Diffusion. ### To reach 100% renewable energy, we will need to store large amounts of energy …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: When Driving is Not An Option
The EcoNews Report / July 12, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: When Driving is Not An Option Roughly a third of people don't drive. That might seem like a lot but you probably know non-drivers in your own life. Some …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Potholes in the Forest Service Roadless Rule
The EcoNews Report / July 5, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Potholes in the Forest Service Roadless Rule Image: Klamath National Forest###The Trump Administration has announced it seeks to revoke the “Roadless Rule …
(VIDEO) Let’s Take a Dreamy Sunset Ride From Arcata to Eureka on the Newly Connected Humboldt Bay Trail, Shall We?
Andrew Goff / June 29, 2025, noon / Community
… Trail came to be, tune in to this week's EcoNews Report.]Outside the Adorni, hundreds of Humboldt residents took advantage of the perfect weather to make the city-to-city trek. Because we are weirdos …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Come Celebrate the Bay Trail!
The EcoNews Report / June 28, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Come Celebrate the Bay Trail! Bridge leading to the one-mile levee portion of the Humboldt Bay Trail South Project. | Photo: Ghiradelli Associates###The Bay …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Stopping the Spread of Golden Mussels
The EcoNews Report / June 14, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Stopping the Spread of Golden Mussels Golden mussels found during a boat inspection in Butte County last month. Photo: California Department of Fish …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Supreme Court and the National Environmental Policy Act
The EcoNews Report / June 7, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Supreme Court and the National Environmental Policy Act Image: Moms Clean Air Force, via Flickr. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license. This week: An all …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Is Offshore Wind Still on Humboldt’s Horizon?
The EcoNews Report / May 31, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Is Offshore Wind Still on Humboldt's Horizon? Offshore windmills being assembled in Massachusetts. Photo: Tom Wheeler.On Donald Trump's first day …
New Study Shows Coho-Killing Toxin Pools in Humboldt County Parking Lots Before Draining Into the Bay
Hank Sims / May 21, 2025, 1:12 p.m. / Environment
… New Study Shows Coho-Killing Toxin Pools in Humboldt County Parking Lots Before Draining Into the Bay File photo: Andrew Goff.###PREVIOUSLY: THE ECONEWS REPORT: Are Toxic …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Pope Francis’ Environmental Legacy
The EcoNews Report / May 17, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Pope Francis' Environmental Legacy Detail from a promotional image for “The Letter,” a Laudato Si' film. ###Pope Francis centered the climate …
EPIC Comes Out in Favor of ‘Responsible’ Offshore Wind Development, Joins States in Legal Effort to Overturn Trump’s Offshore Wind Ban
Hank Sims / May 16, 2025, 2:02 p.m. / Environment
… the interests of fossil fuel companies,” writes EPIC's Tom Wheeler in an email announcing the amicus brief. (Wheeler is a host of the Econews Report, which runs on the Outpost most Saturdays …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Earthquake-Driven Subsidence Around Humboldt Bay
The EcoNews Report / May 10, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Earthquake-Driven Subsidence Around Humboldt Bay Map: USGS. Click to enlarge.A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Timber Harvest Plan for Jackson State Forest
The EcoNews Report / May 3, 2025, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Timber Harvest Plan for Jackson State Forest Hare Creek at Bunker Gulch, in Jackson State Demonstration Forest. Photo: Peter J. Mello & …
