Get on Board for the Climate: Now What, Humboldt?

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Martha Walden, 11th Hour It would not be much of an exaggeration to say that Terra-Gen unwittingly triggered a civil war here in Humboldt county. Its...

Last Chance Grade Environmental Study Starts

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Caroline Griffith, EcoNews Journalist Last Chance Grade is in bad shape. That’s easy to see. What is more difficult to discern is what the possible...
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EPIC: A Decade in Review

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Tom Wheeler Environmental Protection Information Center Executive Director It has been a tumultuous decade with a lot of changes and shifting of winds in the environmental world. As...

But What About the Rain?

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Colin Fiske Coalition for Responsible Transportation Executive Director When you talk to residents of the North Coast about walking and biking this time of year, a common...
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Smith River Estuary: Slow Progress on Water Quality Challenges

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Felice Pace, Water Chair At its December 2019 meeting, the North Coast Water Quality Control Board (Water Board) heard an update on the development of...

Exploring Ecovillages with Cooperation Humboldt

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Tamara McFarland, Cooperation Humboldt Co-Founder The average size of a new house in the United States has doubled since 1960, while the average number of household...
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Gold in the Redwood Forest

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Carol Ralph, CNPS One of the inconspicuous treasures I enjoy encountering on shady, damp trailsides in Redwood National and State Parks is Pacific Golden Saxifrage...

Shorts: Bits of Interest and Positivity

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Caroline Griffith, EcoNews Journalist Norway Becomes First Country in the World to Ban Deforestation Following through with a pledge made in 2014, Norway has declared that...
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The 2019 Scott and Shasta River Salmon Runs

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Felice Pace, Water Chair Last issue, I reported on irrigation ditches being run full and pastures being irrigated in fall, when irrigation should have ended....
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Eye on Washington: Seeking Green Trade in North America

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Dan Sealy, NEC Legislative Analyst Trade is an important mechanism whereby a nation can not only protect its economic interests and trade priorities, but assure...

City of Eureka Asks for Input on What Happens Next with Climate

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Caroline Griffith, EcoNews Journalist Should the City of Eureka reduce greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions by purchasing more electric buses? Or by making certain bus routes...

Casey’s Coastal Column | New Year’s Resolution: Debris Data Collection

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Casey Cruikshank, Coastal Programs Coordinator We’ve entered the New Year and the most important time for cleanups is upon us. With more rain comes more...

News from the Center

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Well, here it is - 2020. We’re still on the lookout for the prophesized flying cars and robot servants, but for right now we’ll...

Greetings from your New EcoNews Reporter: Caroline Griffith

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Caroline Griffith, EcoNews Journalist Martin Luther King said, “It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an...

Meet Your Humboldt County Board of Supervisors Candidates

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Caroline Griffith, EcoNews Journalist The State of California has changed the date of the primary election to March 3, meaning the Humboldt County Board of...

King Tide Photo Initiative February 8 – 9

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Jennifer Kalt, Director Some of the highest tides of the year are coming on February 8-9. Please join our King Tide Photo Initiative to help...
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Arcata Takes Action to Reduce Single Use Plastics

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Margaret Gainer, Zero Waste Humboldt Every day, Redwood Coast residents and visitors throw away tons of plastic — food and beverage containers, lids, plates, bags,...

Kin to the Earth: Cheryl Seidner

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Adam Canter, Wiyot Tribe Natural Resource Specialist It was a gray and cold fall day in the lower Eel River Valley, or Wiyat as it...

Despite Objections, Motocross Track Proponents Keep Moving Forward

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Caroline Griffith, EcoNews Journalist Adjacent to the dragstrip on the Samoa Peninsula sits a roughly five-acre parcel of land, a former dumping ground for dredging...