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… 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? 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 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 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? 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 File photo.Humboldt County has some of the highest pedestrian fatality numbers …



… 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 …



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… 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 Photo of the Yolla Bolly Wilderness. Photo: Michael Kauffman, Creative Commons license, via Wikimedia.Michael Kauffman …



… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Klamath River Woes, But Progress on Dam Removal The Klamath Basin. Background layer attributed to DEMIS Mapserver, map created by Shannon1, CC BY-SA 4.0, via …



THE ECONEWS REPORT: How Will the IRA Impact Humboldt?

The EcoNews Report / Aug. 27, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment

… THE ECONEWS REPORT: How Will the IRA Impact Humboldt? Illustration: LoCO.The Inflation Reduction Act is the largest single action taken by the United States against the climate …



… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Wiyot Tribe Celebrates Rematriation of Coastal Forest Google Earth view of Mouralherwaqh, the King Salmon-area forest recently acquired by the Wiyot Tribe …



OBITUARY: James Anthony Test, 1945-2022

LoCO Staff / Aug. 20, 2022, 6:56 a.m. / Obits

… of the Northcoast Environmental Center’s Econews and the Historical Sites Society Newsletter. From the '70s to the '90s he was a member of many City of Arcata committees and boards. From 1994 to 2002 he …



… land owner using a $1.2 million Ocean Protection Council (OPC) Proposition 1 Grant, aimed at funding projects that restore important species habitats and develop more sustainable water systems. The tribe …



… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Exploring California's Coasts, With Obi Kaufmann Obi Kaufmann, naturalist and best-selling author, joins Gang Green to talk about his new book, The Coasts …



… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Big Doings on the Beautiful Eel River Photo: Robert Ashworth from Bellingham, WA., USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.On this weeks EcoNews Report, Scott …



THE ECONEWS REPORT: Healing Humboldt’s Wildlife

The EcoNews Report / July 30, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment

… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Healing Humboldt's Wildlife Photo: Dori, via Wikimedia. CC BY-SA 3.0 us.From skunks to songbirds, the Humboldt Wildlife Care Center is here is help …



THE ECONEWS REPORT: #LandBack is Environmentalism

The EcoNews Report / July 23, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment

… THE ECONEWS REPORT: #LandBack is Environmentalism Photo: Lorie Shaull, via Flickr. Creative Commons license.###On this week's EcoNews Report, Gang Green talks about the Land …



THE ECONEWS REPORT: Marbled Murrelets Win in Court

The EcoNews Report / July 16, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment

… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Marbled Murrelets Win in Court Marbled murrelet. Photo: USFWS, via Flickr. Creative Commons license.The marbled murrelet, the ocean-going bird that was once …



… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Supreme Court's Climate Decisions are Catastrophic (and Not Just for the Climate) WikimediaThe Supreme Court's recent decision in West Virginia v. EPA …



THE ECONEWS REPORT: Elections Wrap-Up

LoCO Staff / June 25, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment

… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Elections Wrap-Up Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash###What can we learn about the national and political landscape from the results of the 2022 primary …



… THE ECONEWS REPORT: California's Climate Plan Misses the Mark? Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash###On this week's EcoNews Report, Gang Green talks with Professor Dan …



… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Power Grid Issues Limit Future Wind Development Photo: Nicholas Doherty on Unsplash.The transmission lines running into Humboldt County are fairly small …



THE ECONEWS REPORT: Toxic Tires?

The EcoNews Report / June 4, 2022, 10 a.m. / Environment

… THE ECONEWS REPORT: Toxic Tires? Photo: Photo by Robert Laursoo on Unsplash.On this week’s EcoNews Report, Warner Chabot of the San Francisco Estuary Institute joins Gang Green …