Port of Humboldt Announces Green Terminal Strategy
Matthew Simmons, EPIC Climate Attorney
On January 11, 2024, the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation & Conservation District committed to developing a green terminal strategy for...
Bring Back our Beavers!
In November, EPIC submitted a rulemaking petition to the California Fish and Game Commission to re-write the trapping rules for beavers, giving California’s beavers...
EPIC Honors Civil Rights Attorney Dennis Cunningham
Dennis Cunningham is a legendary civil rights attorney who has spent his lifetime defending activists since the 1960s. From suing the Chicago Police Department...
EPIC Concerns with Sierra Pacific and Green Diamond
Sierra Pacific up to the Same Old Tricks
A proposed Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI), was recently released in its draft form...
Proposed Wind Project Presents Alarming Impacts
EPIC urges greater efforts to minimize impacts to the environment
There is a proposed wind energy project for the hills just southwest of Scotia, California....
EPIC: Happy 20th Birthday to the Headwaters Forest Reserve
Happy 20th Birthday to the Headwaters Forest Reserve! The 7,472-acre Headwaters Forest Reserve—located just south east of the City of Eureka, CA—was established on...
EPIC: EPIC Appeals Green Diamond’s FSC Certification
EPIC Appeals Green Diamond’s FSC Certification
EPIC filed a formal Complaint over and Appeal of the recertification of Green Diamond Resource Company in conformance with...
EPIC: Robbing a Burn Victim
On October 16, EPIC filed a lawsuit challenging a large post-fire timber sale on the Siskiyou Crest in Klamath National Forest. This timber sale,...
EPIC Fights for North Coast Wildlife
Humboldt Marten Protected in California, Run Over in Oregon
On August 23, the California Fish and Game Commission unanimously voted to list the Humboldt marten...
Humboldt Marten Update
The Humboldt marten, a small carnivore related to minks and otters found only in old-growth forest and dense coastal shrub in Northern California and...
How Can We Make the Redwoods More Inclusive?
Close your eyes and think of an "environmentalist." What do you see? If its an old white guy (probably with a beard and a...
Humboldt’s Most Elusive Critter
With less than 100 individuals left in California, the Humboldt marten is one of the state's most endangered species. While it once haunted the...
Protect the Siskiyou Crest
The Klamath National Forest (KNF) is proposing to eviscerate one of the most important wildlife corridors and backcountry areas in California. The Siskiyou Crest,...