Solutions to the Pedestrian Safety Crisis on Broadway
by Caroline Griffith
The City of Eureka, along with Humboldt County Association of Governments and CalTrans, are developing a plan to address safety and multimodal...
Unprecedented Lawsuit Against Trump Executive Order ‘Expediting’ Fossil Fuel Project Approvals
By Tom Wheeler
In the midst of the turmoil and unrest of last week, the Trump administration quietly used the COVID-19 pandemic to undermine federal...
Pipeline Victories: How Long Will They Last?
by Caroline Griffith
Oil pipeline opponents celebrated two victories in early July when the embattled Atlantic Coast pipeline and Dakota Access Pipeline were shut down...
Are Pesticides Racist? Yes.
by Caroline Griffith
Nearly every instance of environmental degradation is, at its heart, perpetrated by those seeking to make a profit. Those who are hurt,...
Dear EcoNews: Aspiring Cyclist
Do you have an environmental query? Would you like to ask an expert? Submit your questions to editor@yournec.org and we will find a local...
Nexus: Food Has the Power to Heal the Community and the Planet
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The intersection of human rights, the environment, social justice and the economy
Tamara McFarland
Food has the potential to nurture, heal, connect and empower us...
Soil Science Crossword
Across
Cropland left idle in order to restore productivity through accumulation of moisture
The relative proportions of sand, silt, and clay particles in...
Best of the Best! Our Lanphere and Ma-le’l Dunes
by Dan Sealy
In the mid 1980’s Peter Alpert (now Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts - Amherst) was conducting his postdoctoral botany...
Protecting the ‘Grand Canyon’ of the Eel River
The Wildlands Conservancy is close to acquiring the 26,600 acre Lone Pine Ranch, a property with more than property more than 20 miles of...
Letter to EcoNews: County and State Officials are Trading Our Fish and Owls for...
Local officials in county government and those in relevant state agencies are trading away our fish, owls, and other important elements of our natural...
Pressure for Truth in Packaging Over False Recycling and Composting Claims
by Maggie Gainer, Zero Waste Humboldt
As consumers become more aware of the constant growth of single use plastics in the worldwide marketplace and the...
Get on Board for the Climate: When Ammonia Smells Like Flowers
by Martha Walden
One of the biggest climate-changing threats facing civilization flies under the radar for most people: refrigerants. Emissions from these man-made chemicals are...
From the Center – October 2024
Larry Glass, NEC Board President
Caroline Griffith, NEC Executive Director
As many astute readers know, our recycling system has long been broken, corrupted by a plastics...
Plankton Sampling | June 2025
Wanna learn how to sample plankton?
Come tow some nets on the Del Norte Pier with us and learn how we collect samples for the...
Who are the Board of Supervisors?
Elections are coming up June 5, and that means it is time once again to vote for local measures and candidates, including the Board...
EcoNews Report Roundup October 2018
13 Environmental stories in 30 minutes – that’s the EcoNews Roundup!
For October's EcoNews Report Roundup Larry Glass, NEC’s Executive Director, and Bella Waters, NEC’s...
2019 Year in Review
This Year’s Accomplishments
2019 was another successful and challenging year at the NEC! The following list features some of the many issues and events...
Looking to Make an Impact on Your Community? How About a Job in Environmental...
Carolyn Hawkins, REHS
The interaction of people and their environment can bring many things...inspiration, enjoyment, health and renewal but it can also bring disease, as...
Get On Board for the Climate: Give Democracy a Chance
By Martha Walden
11th Hour
On top of a pandemic, climate change and economic upheaval, protests and riots are shaking cities across the nation as I...
EPIC: Two Big Wins for Our Public Lands!
by Tom Wheeler, Executive Director of EPIC
Illegal “Crawford” Old-Growth Timber Sale Withdrawn
In the face of litigation brought by EPIC, the Klamath Forest Alliance and...
News From the Center
by Larry Glass and Carrie Tully
Sometime during the last two decades climate scientists warned that a tipping point would be reached when carbon emissions...
Creature Feature: A Compilation
Ivy Munnerlyn
NEC Intern, Ivy Munnerlyn, brings us a weekly dose of information on creatures large and small. Follow us on social media @your_nec for...
The NEC at 50: A Half Century of Defending the Planet
By Wesley Chesbro
On April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day was celebrated in Humboldt County with an Earth Fair held in Eureka. Concerned citizens...
Community Coastal Column
Hello! My name is Ivy Munnerlyn and I’m excited to introduce myself as the new Coastal Programs Coordinator for the NEC. I’ve been with...
Kids Ocean Day
Friends for the Dunes is hosting their annual Kids Ocean Day for local 4th-7th graders. Students participate in a virtual classroom presentation about the...