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...

06 September 2020 To the EcoNews editor, I was pleased to find a couple of articles in the September edition profiling young, dynamic, hard-working women. Amber...

It takes a lot of people to build a movement. Here at the NEC we are fortunate to be able to collaborate with folks...

Do you have burning questions about environmental issues? Send your queries to caroline@yournec.org and we will find local experts to answer your questions. Dear EcoNews,  I've heard...

by Casey Cruikshank, NEC Coastal Programs Coordinator This year, Coastal Cleanup Day has been a success. Despite the many challenges that 2020 has brought us,...

Saul Levin is a climate activist focused on racial, economic, and environmental justice. He studied Environmental Planning at Harvard and Environmental Studies at the...

By Josefina Barrantes, EPIC Intern In response to EPIC’s blog post about an old-growth redwood at risk of removal through a Caltrans project, Caltrans has...

By Rhiannon Lewis-Stephenson, Communications & Development Coordinator  On behalf of the staff and board of EPIC, you are cordially invited to the The 43rd Annual...

by Tom Wheeler After 10 years, two lawsuits, and many new gray hairs, it finally happened. In September, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed...

Jennifer Kalt, Director, Humboldt Baykeeper Since 2010, 18 billboards along Humboldt Bay have been removed through hard work and advocacy by Keep Eureka Beautiful, Sierra...

Stay Updated: www.northcoastcnps.org  https://www.facebook.com/NorthCoastCNPS/ CNPS welcomes anyone interested in native plants to join our events.  No expertise required. ................................................................. Evening Program October 14, Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.  "Beauty and the Beast:...

Colin Fiske, Executive Director In the early twentieth century, a coalition of “automotive interests” consisting mainly of car manufacturers and driving clubs dramatically re-shaped American...

Caroline Griffith Recycling is easy, right? You just look for the little triangle symbol that says the material is recyclable, then you toss it in...

Nerissa Moran What matters to me more than anything else? Leaving a habitable, sustainable world for my granddaughter. So I compost. Install solar panels. Charge my...

Felice Pace   President Trump has a point about western wildfires. He claims that the manner in which western forests have been managed causes the catastrophic...

Lupine from Redwood Forest Defense   For six months we have lived aloft in a grove of redwoods slated to be clearcut by Green Diamond Resource...

Dan Sealy, NEC Legislative Analyst Presidents Trump’s First Term: A Look Back It is possible that the first term of President Donald J. Trump is the...

by Ali Ong Lee   Most of us are thinking about breathing clean air and the upcoming presidential and congressional elections -- whose outcomes deeply affect...

Martha Walden for the What Now? Coalition Fiscal policy makers -- from the local level all the way up to the International Monetary Fund --...

by Jason Lopiccolo Freshwater algae gets a bad rap. It can be slimy, unsightly, and heck… sometimes even toxic. During the summer months where the...