North Coast Marbled Murrelet Status Update
"The reason we count murrelets at sea is, of course, because in the forest they are flying around at really high speeds in the...
Broadway — Dangerous By Design?
Broadway is one the most dangerous streets in California for pedestrians. In the last decade alone, at least 10 people have been killed and...
Baykeeper’s Humboldt Bay Tours Program Evolves
My guest is Jasmin Segura, Baykeeper’s Bay Tours Coordinator since 2014, discussing the upcoming tour season, which will begin with an Earth Day paddle...
Celebrate Latino Heritage Month With Latino Outdoors
On this week’s episode, Luis Villa, Director of Latino Outdoors, joins the show to talk about how to make nature a safe, welcoming and...
Is Policy Before Science the New Norm in Water Regulations?
Tune in for a discussion of how federal agencies are protecting fish, or rather failing to do so.
Scott Greacen, Conservation Director for Friends of...
New Research Calls Into Question Carbon Offsets From Northwest California Forests
New research published in the journal Global Change Biology raises alarming questions about the efficacy of forest carbon programs registered in California’s cap-and-trade program....
How Did the Harbor District Land Almost Half a Billion Dollars?
Have you ever wondered what exactly the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation, and Conservation District does, who runs it, and how on earth did they...
Women and the Timber Wars: Feminism and the Front Line Struggle to Save the...
Today my guests are Naomi Wagner and Alicia Littletree Bales, who will be speaking on HSU campus on Thursday, February 28 in a panel...
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Friends of the Eel River Executive Director Stephanie Tidwell and Conservation Director Scott Greacen discuss rising tides, climate change, and Friends of the Eel...
National Monument Cutbacks the Largest in US History
“This is really a political move, I believe”, states Oregon representative Pam Marsh. In early December, Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke released his...
Can We Clean Up Humboldt Bay Before the Sea Rises?
The industrial legacy of the 20th Century left many contaminated sites around Humboldt Bay. Our second special episode on communities at risk from sea...
Poet Jerry Martien Helps Soothe Your Soul this Solstice
December 21, 2019
In this week’s episode, we have a treat for the holiday season. Poet Jerry Martien joins the Green Gang in the studio...
May = Bike Month Humboldt
May is Bike Month in Humboldt County and the EcoNews has all of the resources you need to zip around on two wheels. We...
PG&E Spraying
News of PG&E spraying power poles alarmed Humboldt County residents. Humboldt, Trinity, and Mendocino Counties have a long and storied history in challenging the...
Changing the Law Rather than Enforcing it: The County’s Response to Illegal Activity on...
Titlow Hill has been the location of illegal and unpermitted activities for decades. From building roads to sub-dividing and selling parcels, the development in...
Barred Owls Impact More than Spotted Owls
On this week’s EcoNews Report, spotted owl experts Dave Wiens and Peter Carlson join bird nerds Ken Burton and Tom Wheeler to discuss barred...
The Central Valley Project and its North Coast Connections
On this week’s EcoNews Report, we travel to California’s Central Valley to explore the elaborate plumbing that connects North Coast rivers to the Central...
EcoNews Report: Return of the East-West Railroad
EPIC's Tom Wheeler interviews Lost Coast Outpost Reporter Ryan Burns and Northcoast Environmental Center's Larry Glass as they discuss the return of the zombie...
Living Through a Firestorm, with Jon Humboldt Gates
November 2, 2019
On this week’s show, the Green Gang interviews author Jon Humboldt Gates about his new book “Firestorm,” the true life account of...
Humboldt Bay Symposium 2019: Rising to Meet the Challenges of Climate Change
My guests are Joe Tyburczy and Aldaron Laird, coordinators of the Humboldt Bay Symposium, which will be held on April 11 and 12 at...
Here Comes the Electric Vehicle Parade!
November 13, 2019
In this week’s episode, the Green Gang talks with Stephen Kullmann of the Blue Lake Rancheria and Nancy Stephenson of RCEA about...
What Can Tsunamis Teach Us About Combating Climate Change?
September 21, 2019
Do you live or work in a tsunami zone? Do you drive through one to take your kids to and from school? Do...
How Will the IRA Impact Humboldt?
The Inflation Reduction Act is the largest single action taken by the United States against the climate crisis ever. Roughly $370 million will go...
The Klamath River is a Person, My Friend
The Klamath River is now a person with full legal rights under Yurok Tribal Law. Amy Cordalis, General Counsel for the Yurok Tribe, joins...
Rewilding California
On this week’s EcoNews Report, host Tom Wheeler talks to friends from across California about “rewilding.” What the heck is rewilding? It is a...