September 2024 EcoNews
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News From The Center
Larry Glass, NEC Board President
Caroline Griffth, NEC Executive Director
As mentioned in the August issue of EcoNews, one of the hidden impacts of artificial intelligence...
Letters to EcoNews
Dear Editor,
Humboldt’s future....knowing where we should go from here requires knowing where we are now. There is a measure of our human techno-industrial civilization...
Student Voices
Sanctioned! An Educational Essay on Time, Place, and Manner
Molly Taylor, NEC Intern
A Tense Return to Campus
Tension hangs in the air as students return to...
Pretty but Poisonous | The Hidden Harms of Lily Bulb Farms
Caroline Griffiths, NEC Executive Director
On August 6, in a very rare move for the agency, the EPA issued an emergency order banning the use...
Hermosos pero venenosos | Los daños ocultos en los cultivos de bulbos de lirio
Caroline Griffith
Traducido por Denise Villalva
El 6 de agosto, en una medida muy poco habitual para la agencia, la EPA emitió una orden de emergencia...
EPIC | EPIC Visits Norway for Floating Offshore Wind Study Tour
Matt Simmons, EPIC Climate Attorney
Understanding the proposed offshore wind projects off the coast of Humboldt takes a lot of work. We at EPIC have...
North Coast Chapter | California Native Plant Scoiety
Book Sale and Evening Program
Notice the unusual location; we’ll be back to the usual place starting in October.
Floral Scents of Western Sessile Trillium
Wednesday, September...
CRTP: Can Roundabouts Be for Everyone?
Collin Fiske, Executive Director
Roundabouts reduce fatal and serious injuries for motorists while increasing vehicle throughput, factors that have understandably led to more of them...
Herbal D.I.Y | Headache Tincture Recipe
Tali Trillo, NEC Staff
What you will need
Fresh feverfew (leaves and flowers)
Fresh lemon balm
Fresh peppermint
80 proof vodka
Mason jar and lid
...
Farms, Freedom, and Housing | Black Land Ownership and Community Land Trusts
Aerin Monroe, Guest Contributor
In Humboldt County, and throughout California, the discussion and issues surrounding land have long been a concern as it relates to...
Documenting Days Outside: Exploring the Trinity Alps Wilderness
Emma Wilson, EcoNews Intern
During the weekend of July 19th - July 22nd when most of the country was reacting to the news that United...
Creature Feature | Plankton From Wigi Bay
Lorena Dominguez, Plankton Monitoring Intern
Skeletonema coastatum
Skeletonema costatum is a photosynthetic aquatic microorganism that is found in most of the world’s oceans, excluding the polar...
Get on Board for the Climate | Up in the Air in Scotia
Wendy Ring, Guest Contributor
After four months of investigation, the EPA still cannot confirm that Humboldt Sawmill Company’s (HSC) biomass plant has a valid operating...
Poetry | Ash
Poem by Ellen E. Taylor, Guest Contributor
The poor, the tired, the hungry, yearning to be free
Do not know yet that it is the end.
Even...