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THE ECONEWS REPORT: How will Humboldt Reach 100% Clean, Renewable Energy?
The EcoNews Report / Feb. 27, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: How will Humboldt Reach 100% Clean, Renewable Energy? Photo by Zbynek Burival on Unsplash### In 2019, the Redwood Coast Energy Authority adopted a goal …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Busting Myths about the Klamath Dam Removal
LoCO Staff / Feb. 13, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Busting Myths about the Klamath Dam Removal Copco #1 dam. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.###Mike Belchik, senior fisheries biologist with the Yurok …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: What’s Next for Rep. Huffman’s Wilderness Bill?
The EcoNews Report / Feb. 6, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: What's Next for Rep. Huffman's Wilderness Bill? The Yolla Bolly Wilderness. Photo: Mkauffman, via Wikimedia. Creative Commons license.### Congressman …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: What Can the August Complex Tell Us About the Fires of the Future?
The EcoNews Report / Jan. 23, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: What Can the August Complex Tell Us About the Fires of the Future? The August Complex fire near Forest Glen. Photo: Mike McMillan, U.S. Forest Service. Via …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Sagebrush Rebellion and the Sacking of the Capitol
The EcoNews Report / Jan. 16, 2021, 10:16 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Sagebrush Rebellion and the Sacking of the Capitol The Sagebrush Rebellion in Utah, 1980. Photo: TheRealDeJureTour via Wikimedia. Creative Commons …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: What is Jackson State Forest Telling Us, and How Should We Manage It?
The EcoNews Report / Jan. 9, 2021, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: What is Jackson State Forest Telling Us, and How Should We Manage It? Photo: Sarah Stierch (CC BY 4.0). Via Wikimedia. On this week’s EcoNews Report, Gang …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: 2020 Humboldt County Environmental Roundup
The EcoNews Report / Dec. 26, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: 2020 Humboldt County Environmental Roundup Our panelists take a look back at local environmental work in 2020 and take a look forward to big issues in 2021 …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Biden’s First 100 Days for the Environment
The EcoNews Report / Dec. 19, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Biden's First 100 Days for the Environment A favorite American political tradition is the idea of the “first 100 days in office.” Gang Green …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Are Toxic Tires Killing Salmon?
The EcoNews Report / Dec. 12, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Are Toxic Tires Killing Salmon? Photo by Andrew Coop on Unsplash.### Researchers in the Journal Science report that a chemical in car tires, 6PPD …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Blue-Sky Thinking Episode
The EcoNews Report / Dec. 5, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Blue-Sky Thinking Episode Big, radical, wild ideas. On this week's episode of the EcoNews Report, Gang Green shares their big ideas for how …
ECONEWS REPORT: Let’s Talk About Broadway
The EcoNews Report / Nov. 21, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… ECONEWS REPORT: Let's Talk About Broadway ###Highway 101 through Eureka is one of California's most dangerous stretches of road. Structurally, the road is bad for non …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Election Post-Mortem
The EcoNews Report / Nov. 14, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Election Post-Mortem On this week's episode of the EcoNews Report, Gang Green talks about the 2020 general election and what it means for local and federal …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Is Justice Amy Coney Barrett a Threat to the Environment?
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 31, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Is Justice Amy Coney Barrett a Threat to the Environment? Much has been made on how Justice Amy Coney Barrett will rule on questions of abortion and healthcare …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Zealand Mudsnails Invade the Mad River
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 24, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Zealand Mudsnails Invade the Mad River Photo: USGS### New Zealand mudsnails are small — about the size of a peppercorn — but they can be a BIG problem …
ECONEWS REPORT: Let’s Have Some Real Talk About the Green New Deal
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 17, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… ECONEWS REPORT: Let's Have Some Real Talk About the Green New Deal Washington is a mess. With the Feds failing to lead on climate change, is there any hope for our planet …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Local Fire Ecologist Lenya Quinn-Davidson on This Year’s Record Fire Season
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 10, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Local Fire Ecologist Lenya Quinn-Davidson on This Year's Record Fire Season Lenya Quinn-Davidson. Photo: Thomas Stratton.###On this week's EcoNews …
ECONEWS REPORT: About Those Organic Toxins Found in the Mad River This Year
The EcoNews Report / Oct. 3, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… ECONEWS REPORT: About Those Organic Toxins Found in the Mad River This Year Photo: Blue Lake Rancheria.This week, we are joined by Jacobs Pounds of Blue Lake Rancheria …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Obi Kaufmann Paints the Forests of California and Tells Their Stories
The EcoNews Report / Sept. 26, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Obi Kaufmann Paints the Forests of California and Tells Their Stories On this week's show, we hear from the award-winning California artist-naturalist Obi …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Interpreting the Parks
The EcoNews Report / Sept. 19, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Interpreting the Parks This week on the EcoNews Report we hear from California State Parks, North Coast Redwoods District staff about their Interpretive …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: It’s Coastal Cleanup … Month?
The EcoNews Report / Sept. 12, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: It's Coastal Cleanup … Month? Remember when Coastal Cleanup Day was a day? This poster from a previous year, featuring art by Matt Beard, sure does …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Building Cities for People, Not Cars
The EcoNews Report / Sept. 5, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Building Cities for People, Not Cars Three major phenomena are shaping the future of the transportation system in Humboldt County and nationwide: climate …
VICTORY ACHIEVED! Local Gardener Harvests Giant Veggies From His Pandemic Plot
Stephanie McGeary / Sept. 3, 2020, 12:07 p.m. / Community , Food , garden
… to Grow Their Own FoodTHE ECONEWS REPORT: Victory Gardens! …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: ‘Dog Ranch’ Dunes Saved from Development
The EcoNews Report / Aug. 22, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… will create a continuous connected area of more than 1,600 acres of dunes, including the furthest southern extent of coastal dune forest in the world.AUDIO:”The EcoNews Report,” August 22, 2020.LINKS …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Round-up Show! Billboards, Birdwatching and the Trump Administration’s Attack on Federal Environmental Laws
LoCO Staff / Aug. 8, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Round-up Show! Billboards, Birdwatching and the Trump Administration's Attack on Federal Environmental Laws This week's show is a lightning round …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: What Will the Next Plan for the Northwest’s Forests Look Like?
The EcoNews Report / Aug. 1, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… to incorporate everything we've learned in the last quarter-century.AUDIO:”The EcoNews Report,” Aug. 1, 2020LINKS:The Northwest Forest Plan (Wikipedia)The Wilderness SocietyMike Anderson …
Green Diamond Asks Locals to Stay off the Strawberry Rock Trail For a While Due to Logging Operations in the Surrounding Area
LoCO Staff / July 29, 2020, 12:02 p.m. / Nature
… Green Diamond Asks Locals to Stay off the Strawberry Rock Trail For a While Due to Logging Operations in the Surrounding Area ###PREVIOUSLY: THE ECONEWS REPORT: Treesits and Forest Defense …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: A State of the Klamath Update: A Spirited Discussion on What That Big Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Decision Means
LoCO Staff / July 25, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: A State of the Klamath Update: A Spirited Discussion on What That Big Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Decision Means Copco #1 dam. Photo: U.S. Fish …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: A Proposed New Central Valley Dam Could Have Big Impacts on the Trinity River
The EcoNews Report / July 18, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: A Proposed New Central Valley Dam Could Have Big Impacts on the Trinity River A big ol' chinook. Photo: California Sea Grant, Creative Commons license …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: Treesits and Forest Defense in 2020
The EcoNews Report / July 11, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Treesits and Forest Defense in 2020 Photo: Redwood Forest Defense.Tom Wheeler (Environmental Protection Information Center) talks with Meredith of Redwood …
THE ECONEWS REPORT: The State of the Klamath
The EcoNews Report / July 4, 2020, 10 a.m. / Environment
… THE ECONEWS REPORT: The State of the Klamath Mouth of the Klamath, at Requa. Photo: California Coastal Records Project.What's the state of the Klamath River in July 2020 …
