
EPIC in the News

September 2023​
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Coastal Cleanup Month is Here! – Lost Coast Outpost (Sep. 9, 2023)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: An Ode to the Humble (and Humboldt) Oyster – Lost Coast Outpost (Sep. 2, 2023)
August 2023​
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Crowley Wind Services Vice President Jeff Andreini is Out, as Allegations of Sexual Misconduct Among Company Management Pile Up – Lost Coast Outpost (Aug. 31, 2023)
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designates plant on Oregon dunes as threatened species – The Columbian (Aug. 30, 2023)
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designates plant on Oregon dunes as threatened species – Philomath News (Aug. 25, 2023)
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Oregon Dunes Plant Designated As Threatened – The Corvalis Advocate (Aug. 25, 2023)
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designates plant on Oregon dunes as threatened species – Oregon Capital Chronicle (Aug. 24, 2023)
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designates plant on Oregon dunes as threatened species – Jefferson Public Radio (Aug. 24, 2023)
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Rare Oregon, Northern California Sand Dune Phacelia Protected Under Endangered Species Act – Center for Biological Diversity (Aug. 21, 2023)
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Harbor Commissioners Approve ‘Once in a Generation’ Project Labor Agreement for Humboldt Offshore Wind Terminal Project; Union Reps Laud Unanimous Decision – Lost Coast Outpost (Aug. 11, 2023)
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OPINION: Enviros and Labor Alike Say, ‘For Good Jobs in Offshore Wind, Pass the Labor Agreement Now!’ – Lost Coast Outpost (Aug. 9, 2023)
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Case against Caltrans over Richardson Grove project to proceed – Eureka Times Standard (Aug. 8, 2023)
July 2023
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Planners OKs McKinleyville nonprofit’s community center for people with disabilities – Eureka Times Standard (Jul. 26, 2023)
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California shores up beaver protection in nod to their ‘ecological benefit’ – The Guardian (Jul. 26, 2023)
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California aims to tap beavers, once viewed as a nuisance, to help with water issues and wildfires – East Bay Times (Jul. 25, 2023)
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California aims to tap beavers, once viewed as a nuisance, to help with water issues and wildfires – ABC 27 WHTM (Jul. 25, 2023)
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California aims to tap beavers, once viewed as a nuisance, to help with water issues and wildfires – FOX59 News (Jul. 25, 2023)
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California aims to tap beavers, once viewed as a nuisance, to help with water issues and wildfires – Manistee News Advocate (Jul. 25, 2023)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: NIMBY Initiative on the Ballot? – Lost Coast Outpost (Jul. 22, 2023)
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Harbor District plans heavy lift marine terminal – Mad River Union (Jul. 20, 2023)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: What’s In Store for Offshore Port Development? – Lost Coast Outpost (Jul. 15, 2023)
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EPIC to honor local watershed advocate – Eureka Times Standard (Jul. 14, 2023)
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Environmental Groups Claim Victory as Judge Rules ‘Safe Harbor’ Program Violates Endangered Species Act – Redheaded Blackbelt (Jul. 12, 2023)
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Fisheries Service Survey of Permits’ Effect on Salmon Incomplete – Bloomberg Law News (Jul. 12, 2023)
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EPIC Recognizes Petey Brucker for his Lifelong Environmental Activism – Redheaded Blackbelt (Jul. 12, 2023)
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Weed Fatigue and an Event This Wednesday – Redheaded Blackbelt (Jul. 10, 2023)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Celebrate Plastic Free July! – Lost Coast Outpost (Jul. 8, 2023)
June 2023
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Caltrans attorneys appear in court to defend Richardson Grove project, judge to make ruling in 90 days – KRCR-TV (Jun. 26, 2023)
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Richardson Grove legal battle sees argument from attorneys – Eureka Times Standard (Jun. 26, 2023)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Sea Otters: More Than Just Obnoxiously Cute! – Lost Coast Outpost (Jun. 24, 2023)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: What’s That Fence In the River? – Lost Coast Outpost (Jun. 17, 2023)
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The Ghost Forest's Haunting Histories – North Coast Journal (Jun. 15, 2023)
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Legal Agreement Gives West Coast Fishers New Shot At Crucial Protections, Say EPIC – Redheaded Blackbelt (Jun. 14, 2023)
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Legal Agreement Gives West Coast Fishers New Shot At Crucial Protections – YubaNet.com (Jun. 12, 2023)
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Center for Biological Diversity Reports Legal Agreement Gives West Coast Fishers New Shot at Crucial Protections – Sierra Sun Times (Jun. 11, 2023)
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US Fish and Wildlife agrees to consider Pacific fisher protections – Eureka Times Standard (Jun. 10, 2023)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Confused by the Cones on Broadway? – Lost Coast Outpost (Jun. 10, 2023)
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife to Reconsider Whether West Coast Fishers Warrant Endangered Species Act Protection – Lost Coast Outpost (Jun. 9, 2023)
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Feds agree to reconsider if West Coast fishers warrant environmental protection – Courthouse News Service (Jun. 9, 2023)
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Legal Agreement Gives West Coast Fishers New Shot At Crucial Protections – Center for Biological Diversity (Jun. 9, 2023)
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How Indigenous and Environmental Coalitions Pushed for Beaver Restoration in California’s Budget – Nonprofit Quarterly (Jun. 8, 2023)
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California's Collusion with a Texas Timber Company Let Ancient Redwoods be Clearcut – History News Network (Jun. 4, 2023)
May 2023
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Community Benefits from Offshore Wind? – Lost Coast Outpost (May 27, 2023)
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Local environmental advocates to sue Fish and Wildlife Service – Eureka Times Standard (May 23, 2023)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Protecting 30% of California by 2030 – Lost Coast Outpost (May 20, 2023)
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Advocates Launch Lawsuit to Overturn Trump-Era Permit to Kill Northern Spotted Owls – Redheaded Blackbelt (May 18, 2023)
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GUEST OPINION: Responsible Offshore Wind Development Starts at the Port – Lost Coast Outpost (May 10, 2023)
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THIRD ANNUAL FIRE CAMPOUT AT RUTH LAKE SPONSORED BY EPIC – Redheaded Blackbelt (May 8, 2023)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: How to Run a Rural Transit Agency – Lost Coast Outpost (May 6, 2023)
April 2023
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Fish, Who Dis? – Lost Coast Outpost (Apr. 29, 2023)
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OPINION: Let’s Do Better at Funding Our Public Transit System – Lost Coast Outpost (Apr. 28, 2023)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Enviros are Pro-Development (at Least Sometimes!) – Lost Coast Outpost (Apr. 22, 2023)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Suing the Feds for Klamath Water – Lost Coast Outpost (Apr. 15, 2023)
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Timber Sale Round Up: EPIC Leads the Charge to Oppose Post-Fire Opportunistic Logging Projects – Trees Foundation Forest & River News (Spring 2023)
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NGO Joint Statement: Co-firing of Biomass in Coal Plants or Conversion of Coal Power Plants to Dedicated Biomass Power Plants is Greenwashing – Mighty Earth (Apr. 11, 2023)
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Environmental groups criticize Eureka lawsuit over housing projects – KRCR-TV (Apr. 10, 2023)
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Lawsuit over Eureka parking lots denounced by environmental groups – Eureka Times Standard (Apr. 10, 2023)
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ECONEWS REPORT: Bird Nerds Rejoice: Godwit Days are Here Again! – Lost Coast Outpost (Apr. 8, 2023)
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ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SAY, EFFORTS TO USE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW IN ATTEMPT TO BLOCK AFFORDABLE HOUSING, IS BS – Redheaded Blackbelt (Apr. 7, 2023)
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Local Environmental Groups Call ‘Bullshit’ on Lawsuit Seeking to Stop Development on Eureka Parking Lots – Lost Coast Outpost (Apr. 7, 2023)
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‘ELEMENTAL: REIMAGINE WILDFIRE’ SHOWING AT ARCATA THEATRE LOUNGE SATURDAY – Redheaded Blackbelt (Apr. 6, 2023)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Scott Dam and its Shaky Seismic Stability – Lost Coast Outpost (Apr. 1, 2023)
March 2023
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Green Groups Cite Road Project Threat to Calif. Redwoods – Law 360 (Mar. 14, 2023)
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Additional litigation filed in Richardson Grove highway battle – Eureka Times Standard (Mar. 13, 2023)
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Center for Biological Diversity Reports Legal Challenge Filed to Halt Caltrans’ Richardson Grove Project – Says, Road Widening Project Would Harm Iconic Old-Growth Redwood Grove – Sierra Sun Times (Mar. 12, 2023)
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​Richardson Grove Conflict Heads to Round Four as Conservation Groups File Legal Challenge to Caltrans’ 101 Realignment Project – Lost Coast Outpost (Mar. 10, 2023)
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Legal Challenge Filed to Halt Caltrans’ Richardson Grove Project: Road Widening Project Would Harm Iconic Old-Growth Redwood Grove – Center for Biological Diversity (Mar. 10, 2023)
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​Federal Judge Lifts Nearly Decade-Old Injunction That Halted STAA 197/199 Project – Wild Rivers Outpost (Mar. 6, 2023)
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​TO CURVE OR NOT TO CURVE: CALTRANS AND EPIC CONTINUE THE FIGHT OVER RICHARDSON GROVE – Redheaded Blackbelt (Mar. 5, 2023)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Tribal Marine Stewards Network – Lost Coast Outpost (Mar. 4, 2023)
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​The Caltrans Richardson Grove Project is Approved… Again – Redwood News (Mar. 2, 2023)
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Caltrans seeks to move forward on Richardson Grove widening project – Eureka Times Standard (Mar. 2, 2023)
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Caltrans Again Approves Richardson Grove Project – Center for Biological Diversity (Mar. 1, 2023)
February 2023
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Save Money While Saving the Planet – Lost Coast Outpost (Feb. 25, 2023)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Jared Huffman, Man and Congressman, Returns to the Show to Spill All the DC Tea – Lost Coast Outpost (Feb. 18, 2023)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Big Government Isn’t Coming to Steal Your Gas Stove (But Maybe It Should) – Lost Coast Outpost (Feb. 11, 2023)
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Who Killed David “Gypsy” Chain? – CounterPunch (Feb. 9, 2023)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Legislation Returns Local Control Over (Some) Pesticide Spraying – Lost Coast Outpost (Feb. 4, 2023)
January 2023
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PG&E CONCEDES, PLANS TO BURY POWER LINES BY POTTER VALLEY EAGLES’ NEST – Redheaded Blackbelt (Jan. 31, 2023)
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Humboldt County supervisors remove Richardson Grove from legislative agenda – Eureka Times Standard (Jan. 25, 2023)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: The Central Valley Project and its North Coast Connections – Lost Coast Outpost (Jan. 21, 2023)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Climate Change Supercharging Winter Storms – Lost Coast Outpost (Jan. 14, 2023)
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Potter Valley Eagle Tree Still Stands: Mendocino County Eagle’s Nest Removal On Pause Pending Negotiations – Center for Biological Diversity (Jan. 12, 2023)
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Tribal Nation, Environmental Groups Demand Reprieve for Bald Eagle Nest in Northern California – Center for Biological Diversity (Jan. 11, 2023)
December 2022
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: California’s Third Shakiest Earthquake? – Lost Coast Outpost (Dec. 31, 2022)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Trespass Cannabis Grows Polluting Surface Water? – Lost Coast Outpost (Dec. 24, 2022)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Port Redevelopment to Support Offshore Wind Construction – Lost Coast Outpost (Dec. 17, 2022)
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EPIC Cries Foul At Caltrans' Removal of 'Hazardous' Old-Growth Redwoods in Jed Smith – Wild Rivers Outpost (Dec. 16, 2022)
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Lease to Farm: The long road ahead for offshore wind – North Coast Journal (Dec. 14, 2022)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: How to Make Ethical Decisions in Complicated World – Lost Coast Outpost (Dec. 3, 2022)
November 2022
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GIVING TUESDAY! There’s All Different Sorts of Nonprofits You Can Give To Today, and Doing So Will Make You Feel Good – Lost Coast Outpost (Nov. 29, 2022)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Do We Have a Human Right Not to Die in the Climate Wars? – Lost Coast Outpost (Nov. 26, 2022)
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Reflections On EPIC’s Annual Achievement Awards – Anderson Valley Advertiser (Nov. 15, 2022)
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Pacific Fisher to Gain 41,000 Additional Acres of Protected California Habitat – Center for Biological Diversity (Nov. 4, 2022)
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Reflections on EPIC’s annual achievement awards – Eureka Times Standard (Nov. 3, 2022)
October 2022
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Grrrroovy Eel River Issues – Lost Coast Outpost (Oct. 29, 2022)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: How to Make our Roads Safer — Achieving a Vision of Zero Road Deaths – Lost Coast Outpost (Oct. 22, 2022)
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Letters to the editor | Oct. 21, 2022: Experiential education is critical for students – Eureka Times Standard (Oct. 21, 2022)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: PG&E Spraying, and the Spraying Last Time – Lost Coast Outpost (Oct. 8, 2022)
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Of fishers and feds: conservation groups sue to list West Coast fishers – Jefferson Public Radio (Oct. 4, 2022)
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EPIC HOSTING 45TH ANNUAL FALL CELEBRATION ON SATURDAY – Redheaded Blackbelt (Oct. 3, 2022)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: Which Way the Wind Festival – Lost Coast Outpost (Oct. 1, 2022)
September 2022
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: New Research Calls Into Question Carbon Offsets From Northwest California Forests – Lost Coast Outpost (Sep. 24, 2022)
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Close to Home: Put cultural resources ahead of logging – The Press Democrat (Sep. 24, 2022)
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In the next 10 Years Wind Turbines could be Constructed in the Humboldt Bay – Redwood News (Sep. 23, 2022)
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Lawsuit Aims to Protect West Coast Fisher – San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center (Sep. 15, 2022)
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EPIC joins lawsuit against U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over West Coast fisher – Eureka Times Standard (Sep. 14, 2022)
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EPIC AND ALLIES SUE USFWS TO PROTECT PACIFIC FISHER – Redheaded Blackbelt (Sep. 14, 2022)
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Lawsuit Aims to Protect West Coast Fisher – Center for Biological Diversity (Sep. 13, 2022)
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Feds sued for denying protections for threatened West Coast fisher – Courthouse News Service (Sep. 13, 2022)
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Groups sue feds over Pacific fishers – Yahoo! News (Sep. 13, 2022)
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Lawsuit Filed Over Denial of Endangered Species Protection for West Coast Fishers – The Chronicle (Sep. 13, 2022)
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‘Unfit to Serve’: Local Environmental, Social Justice Groups Call for Resignation or Replacement of Planning Commissioner Alan Bongio – Lost Coast Outpost (Sep. 8, 2022)
August 2022
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Logging at heart of disagreements over California's Jackson Demonstration State Forest – Jefferson Public Radio (Aug. 31, 2022)
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Protesters rally as Cal Fire announces plans to resume logging in Mendocino County – Cap Radio (Aug. 30, 2022)
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CAL FIRE announces logging set to continue in Jackson Demonstration State Forest – KRCR-TV (Aug. 25, 2022)
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Cal Fire to restart timber harvest in Jackson Forest this week; activists call for delays – Mendocino Voice (Aug. 25, 2022)
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Local Environmental Groups Issue Joint Statement on Nordic Aquafarms Project Following Planning Commission Approval – Lost Coast Outpost (Aug. 10, 2022)
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National Park Service: Back away from Hyperion, world’s tallest tree – Eureka Times Standard (Aug. 4, 2022)
July 2022
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Talk looks at zero-emission transportation – Eureka Times Standard (Jul. 31, 2022)
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Public Records Act Request reveals abuse of environmental review process according to nonprofit – Lake County Record-Bee (Jul. 19, 2022)
June 2022
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Supreme Court EPA ruling sparks concerns, but won’t slow climate mitigation – Eureka Times Standard (Jun. 30, 2022)
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Arcata’s EPIC, other enviromental groups sue NOAA over Shasta River irrigation rules – Eureka Times Standard (Jun. 16, 2022)
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Shasta River permits said to threaten endangered coho salmon – Courthouse News Service (Jun. 15, 2022)
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(AUDIO) HUMBOLDT HOLDING UP: It’s Time to Vote! Breaking Down the June 7 Election With Hank Sims and Tom Wheeler – Lost Coast Outpost (Jun. 5, 2022)
May 2022
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LOCAL ENVIRONMENTALISTS CAUTIOUS BUT NOT ANTAGONISTIC TO PROPOSED WIND LEASE SALE OFF THE HUMBOLDT COUNTY COAST – Redheaded Blackbelt (May 27, 2022)
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BOEM seeks feedback on proposed offshore wind lease conditions – Eureka Times Standard (May 27, 2022)
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GUEST OPINION: If We Want to Save the Humboldt Way of Life, Maybe We Should Plan For Lots More Growth and Housing Development – Lost Coast Outpost (May 25, 2022)
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STATE ANNOUNCES $3.9 MILLION GRANT FOR FOREST RESTORATION AND COMMUNITY PROTECTION NEAR REDWAY – Redheaded Blackbelt (May 13, 2022)
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Del Norte Supervisors to Discuss County's Concerns About Proposed Federal Protection for Rare Dune Plant – Wild Rivers Outpost (May 9, 2022)
April 2022
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OBITUARY: Melinda Groom, 1940-2022 – Lost Coast Outpost (Apr. 29, 2022)
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Lawsuit challenges timber plan that allegedly includes thousands of old growth trees – Mendocino Voice (Apr. 15, 2022)
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Rare sand dune-dwelling plant in Oregon proposed for endangered species act protection – Tillamook Headlight Herald (Apr. 11, 2022)
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Lawsuit Filed to Protect Redwood Forest in California From Logging, Center for Biological Diversity Reports – Sierra Sun Times (Apr. 10, 2022)
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Coastal Commission Says It’s Cool to Move Forward With Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Project Studies, Approves Bay Trail Permit – Lost Coast Outpost (Apr. 8, 2022)
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Lawsuit Filed to Protect Redwood Forest in California From Logging – Center for Biological Diversity (Apr. 6, 2022)
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Environmental Groups Hint at Lawsuit, Demand More Mitigation Measures for North McKay Ranch Subdivision – Lost Coast Outpost (Apr. 4, 2022)
March 2022
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Supervisors Approve 320-Unit McKay Ranch Subdivision in Cutten Despite Developer’s Refusal to Make Any Project Modifications – Lost Coast Outpost (Mar. 24, 2022)
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Rare Sand Dune-Dwelling Plant in Oregon, California Proposed for Endangered Species Act Protection – Center for Biological Diversity (Mar. 21, 2022)
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Federal Wildlife Officials Propose Protection for Silvery Phacelia, a Rare Plant Whose Largest Stronghold is in Del Norte – Wild Rivers Outpost (Mar. 21, 2022)
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Aquafarm Ecology: Energy and Water in, Water and GHG Out, Fish on the Go – North Coast Journal (Mar. 3, 2022)
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Weighing the Fish Scales of Economic Development – North Coast Journal (Mar. 3, 2022)
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Eureka City Council Votes to Remove Lots From Parking Assessment District to Make Way for EaRTH Center – Lost Coast Outpost (Mar. 3, 2022)
February 2022
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EPIC TO SUE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE OVER FISH-KILLING PERMIT – Redheaded Blackbelt (Feb. 26, 2022)
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Arcata enviromental group among plaintiffs in potential conservation suit – Eureka Times Standard (Feb. 25, 2022)
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A war to halt logging in Northern California reignites. Will it end differently this time? – Lookout Santa Cruz (Feb. 21, 2022)
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A war to halt logging in Northern California reignites. Will it end differently this time? – Los Angeles Times (Feb. 19, 2022)
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Gray wolves back on federal endangered species list – Methow Valley News (Feb. 16, 2022)
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California Judge Restores Gray Wolf Protections Across Much of U.S., Reviving Federal Recovery Efforts – Latin Post (Feb. 12, 2022)
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Judge restores gray wolf protections, reviving federal recovery efforts – Yuba Net (Feb. 10, 2022)
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Judge restores Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves – Courthouse News Service (Feb. 10, 2022)
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Federal Judge Orders Endangered Species Act Protection For Gray Wolves – National Parks Traveler (Feb. 10, 2022)
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Judge restores gray wolf protections, reviving federal recovery efforts – Yuba Net (Feb. 10, 2022)
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Public review for Nordic Aquafarms’ draft EIR to end Feb. 18 – Eureka Times Standard (Feb. 5, 2022)
January 2022
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‘GANDALF’ HAS GONE: BOB MCKEE HAS PASSED – Redheaded Blackbelt (Jan. 22, 2022)
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Eureka City Council Approves Land Swap With Pierson Company, Will Develop Housing Near Winco Instead of on Three Downtown Parking Lots – Lost Coast Outpost (Jan. 5, 2022)
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Save at-risk owls by culling rivals? Tough choices in US Northwest. – The Christian Science Monitor (Jan. 4, 2022)
May 2020
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PARK BOARD VOTES TO MAINTAIN IGNORANCE – Martinez Beavers (May 6, 2020)
March 2020
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The Battle for Elk River – North Coast Journal (Mar. 5, 2020)
January 2020
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EPIC V. Carlson et al Sierra Pacific Intervenor Order – Forest Policy Pup (Jan. 23, 2020)
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December 2019
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Board of Supes Sinks Terra-Gen Wind Farm on 4-1 Vote, Following Days of Hearings – Lost Coast Outpost (Dec. 17, 2019)
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(LIVEBLOG) Terra-Gen’s First Day of Hearings at the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors – Lost Coast Outpost (Dec. 16, 2019)
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SUPERVISOR FENNELL SHOULD ‘VOTE AGAINST THE ILL-CONCEIVED TERRA GEN PROJECT,’ SAYS LETTER TO THE EDITOR – Redheaded Blackbelt (Dec. 16, 2019)
November 2019
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Letter to the Editor: Consider what a jewel we have on Bear Ridge – Eureka Times Standard (Nov. 27, 2019)
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Planning Commissioners Explain Their Flip-Flops as Supes Prepare to Hear the Terra-Gen Wind Project Appeal at the Adorni Center – Lost Coast Outpost (Nov. 27, 2019)
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9th Circ. Breaks Logjam Over Post-Fire National Forest Project - Law360 (Nov. 25, 2019)
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The Planning Commission Could Reach a Decision on the Humboldt Wind Energy Project Tonight – Lost Coast Outpost (Nov. 21, 2019)
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Green Versus Green – North Coast Journal (Nov. 14, 2019)
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Conservation Groups Urge Rejection of Controversial California Wind Energy Project – American Bird Conservancy (Nov. 13, 2019)
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OP-ED: Citing Danger to Birds, Three Conservation Groups Urge the County to Reject Humboldt Wind Energy Project – Lost Coast Outpost (Nov. 13, 2019)
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Wind Farm Under Scrutiny – The Lumberjack (Nov. 13, 2019)
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Judge approves temporary restraining order against post-Ranch Fire logging projects – Lake County Record-Bee (Nov. 13, 2019)
October 2019
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Environmental groups to sue over lack of protections for feisty Humboldt marten – Eureka Times Standard (Oct. 31, 2019)
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Lawsuit Launched After Trump Administration Fails to Protect Humboldt Martens in Oregon, California – Center for Biological Diversity (Oct. 31, 2019)
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E-Bikes in Tahoe Draw Equestrian Group’s Ire – Bloomberg Law (Oct. 24, 2019)
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Environmentalists clash with feds, timber group over salvage logging – Capital Press (Oct. 21, 2019)
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Forest Service sued over timber sales on Mendocino National Forest – Lake County News (Oct. 20, 2019)
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EPIC DEMANDS NEPA ON ~7,000 ACRES OF FOREST IN MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST – Redheaded Blackbelt (Oct. 18, 2019)
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Nonprofit sues Forest Service for environmental violations in Ranch Fire footprint logging – Lake County Record-Bee (Oct. 17, 2019)
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Mendocino National Forest sued by environmentalists for allegedly logging under guise of roadside maintenance – The Press Democrat (Oct. 17, 2019)
September 2019
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In the Balance: Local enviro groups ‘insist’ on changes to wind farm project – National Wind Watch (Sep. 19, 2019)
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Oregon Bans Trapping of Humboldt Martens – Center for Biological Diversity (Sep. 16, 2019)
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Local Enviro Groups Demand Changes to Proposed Terra-Gen Wind Energy Project Slated for Ridges South of Rio Dell – Lost Coast Outpost (Sep. 12, 2019)
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THE ECONEWS REPORT: They’re Back! Your Loveable Environmental Curmudgeons Have a New Show on KHUM and LoCO – Lost Coast Outpost (Sep. 7, 2019)
August 2019
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EPIC: ‘It’s not the currently listed species that will suffer the most’ under new Endangered Species Act rules – Eureka Times Standard (Aug. 14, 2019)
July 2019
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Straight from the PALCO Playbook – North Coast Journal (Jul. 18, 2019)
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Lawsuit Seeks Overdue Protection for Rare Salamander in California, Oregon – Center for Biological Diversity (Jul. 1, 2019)
June 2019
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Federal Court Orders Environmental Impact Study for California’s Richardson Grove Highway Project – Center for Biological Diversity (Jun. 28, 2019)
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Judge rules Caltrans needs environmental impact report for Richardson Grove project – Eureka Times Standard (Jun. 28, 2019)
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Salamanders face extinction from plans to raise Shasta Dam – KRCR News (Jun. 26, 2019)
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Rare California Salamanders Move Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection – Center for Biological Diversity (Jun. 26, 2019)
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Proposed-HCP for Sierra Pacific Industries a Bad Deal for Spotted Owls – YubaNet.com (Jun. 18, 2019)
May 2019
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Federal Court Again Halts Caltrans Project Through Ancient California Redwoods – Sierra Sun Times (May 7, 2019)
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EPIC wins another lawsuit against Caltrans over proposed Richardson Grove project – KRCR News (May 7, 2019)
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Judge Halts Caltrans Plan To Widen Road In Redwood Grove, Orders More Study – SF Gate (May 6, 2019)
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Judge to Caltrans: Leave trees be – Eureka Times Standard (May 6, 2019)
April 2019
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Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare Salamander in California, Oregon – Center for Biological Diversity (Apr. 22, 2019)
March 2019
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North Coast environmental advocates ‘dismayed’ by plan to end gray wolf protections – Eureka Times Standard (Mar. 6, 2019)
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Federal effort to raise Shasta Dam by 18.5 feet is getting some serious pushback – Berkeley News (Mar. 4, 2019)
February 2019
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Headwaters Forest Reserve and the Battle that Saved It – Earth Island Journal (Feb. 27, 2019)
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Arcata Chamber of Commerce announces annual awards – Eureka Times Standard (Feb. 24, 2019)
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Community continues push for Klamath dam removal – Eureka Times Standard (Feb. 6, 2019)
January 2019
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EPIC sues state over Humboldt marten protections, Green Diamond practices – Eureka Times Standard (Jan. 31, 2019)
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Lawsuit Targets California Permit for Clearcutting Endangered Marten Habitat – Center for Biological Diversity (Jan. 31, 2019)
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ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS WIN BATTLE TO PROTECT GRAY WOLVES IN CALIFORNIA – Redheaded Blackbelt (Jan. 29, 2019)
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Gray Wolves Will Keep CA Endangered Species Protections – EarthJustice (Jan. 28, 2019)
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Oregon to reconsider rules on trapping of Humboldt martens – Eureka Times Standard (Jan. 4, 2019)
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A 4-inch salamander might stop Northern California dam project – Daily Hampshire Gazette (Jan. 2, 2019)
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December 2018
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GORDON BONSER: ‘IN DEATH, AS IN LIFE, HE SWIMS WITH SALMON – Redheaded Blackbelt (Dec. 26, 2018)
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EPIC Announces Plan to Sue USDA Program Over Killing of Beavers – Eureka Times Standard (Dec. 19, 2018)
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America’s Biggest Wildfire Profiteer Is Major Donor to Republicans Whose Policies Benefit His Business – Sludge (Dec. 6, 2018)
November 2018
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Federal Judge: U.S. Law Doesn’t Protect Ancient Trees from Logging – Missoula Current (Nov. 29, 2018)
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Court Hears Arguments to Stop Destructive Highway-widening Project Through Ancient California Redwoods – Center for Biological Diversity (Nov. 28. 2018)
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Judge Says US Law Doesn’t Protect Ancient Trees – Courthouse News Service (Nov. 28, 2018)
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EPIC HONORS JENE MCCOVEY WITH SEMPERVIRENS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Redheaded Blackbelt (Nov. 9, 2018)
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Longtime Environmental Activist to be Honored by EPIC – Eureka Times Standard (Nov. 1, 2018)
October 2018
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US Fish and Wildlife Proposes Humboldt Marten Protection but Protects Timber Industry – Eureka Times Standard (Oct. 5, 2018)
September 2018
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Judge: Pacific Fisher Must be Reconsidered for Protection – Eureka Times Standard (Sep. 25, 2018)
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County Promises Climate Change Action – Mad River Union (Sep. 22, 2018)
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Judge Voids Denial of Protected Status for Pacific Fisher – Courthouse News Service (Sep. 21, 2018)
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Judge Overturns Denial of Endangered Species Protection for Pacific Fishers – Center for Biological Diversity (Sep. 21, 2018)
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Oregon Denies Protection to Gravely Imperiled Humboldt Martens – Center for Biological Diversity (Sep. 14, 2018)
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County Targets 100 Percent Clean Energy by 2025 – Eureka Times Standard (Sep. 11, 2018)
August 2018
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Humboldt Marten Listed as an Endangered Species in California – Eureka Times Standard (Aug. 28, 2018)
July 2018
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Last Chance Grade receives a closer look from stakeholder in Arcata – KRCR (Jul. 23, 2018)
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Company Seeks Input on Humboldt County Wind Energy Project – Eureka Times Standard (Jul. 20, 2018)
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Judge Probes Study Used to Revoke Fisher Protections – Courthouse News Service (Jul. 19, 2018)
June 2018
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Marijuana Farms are Driving This Adorable Forest Creature into Extinction – Live Science (Jun. 28, 2018)
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Adorable and Feisty Humboldt Marten Faces Extinction – EcoWatch (Jun. 27, 2018)
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‘Super Cute and Super Ferocious’ Humboldt Marten May Get Endangered Species Status – Eureka Times Standard (Jun. 21, 2018)
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Local Environmental Groups File Complaint Against US Forest Service and Mercer-Fraser Co. Over Operations at Willow Creek Property – Lost Coast Outpost (Jun. 21, 2018)
May 2018
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McKenny resigns from Planning Commission after state cites environmental violations – Eureka Times Standard (May 17, 2018)
April 2018
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Environmentalists Plan Logging to Restore Redwood Forests – The Mercury News (Apr. 17, 2018)
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Conservation Groups Propose Ban on Trapping Humboldt Martens in Oregon – Lost Coast Outpost (Apr. 12, 2018)
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Coastal Trapping Ban Sought to Protect Oregon’s Vanishing Humboldt Martens – San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center (Apr. 4, 2018)
March 2018
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Humboldt County Judge Weighs Arguments in Challenge to Richardson Grove Project – Eureka Times Standard (Mar. 28, 2018)
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Humboldt Supervisors Consider New Cannabis Ordinance – North Coast Journal (Mar. 15, 2018)
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Humboldt Board of Supervisors to Consider Capping Cannabis Cultivation Licenses – North Coast Journal (Mar. 15, 2018)
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Environmental Groups Seek Protections for S. Oregon Salamander – Capital Press (Mar. 13, 2018)
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Endangered Species Protection Sought for California, Oregon Salamander Threatened by Logging – Center for Biological Diversity (Mar. 12, 2018)
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Endangered Species Protection Sought for CA, OR Salamander Threatened by Logging – Yubanet (Mar. 12, 2018)
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Rare Salamander’s Survival Threatened By Logging, Environmentalists Say – OBP (Mar. 12, 2018)
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Caltrans’ revised Richardson Grove project under review by local judge – Eureka Times Standard (Mar. 6, 2018)
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Klamath Communities Begin a Revolution in Forest Management – Yubanet (Mar. 6, 2018)
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Feds consider listing spring Klamath River salmon as endangered – Eureka Times Standard (Mar. 1, 2018)
February 2018
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EPIC, Latino Outdoors to Hold Bilingual Outdoors Workshops, Interpretive Hikes – Eureka Times Standard (Feb. 23, 2018)
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In the Wind – North Coast Journal (Feb. 22, 2018)
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EPIC, LATINO OUTDOORS LEADING BILINGUAL HIKE SERIES THIS YEAR TO EMPOWER LATINX COMMUNITY IN OUTDOOR SPACES – Redheaded Blackbelt (Feb. 22, 2018)
January 2018
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Study: North Coast Cannabis Grows Likely Exposing Threatened Owls to Rodenticides – Eureka Times Standard (Jan. 11, 2018)
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Emergency Communication Towers to be Removed from Sacred Yurok Site – Eureka Times Standard (Jan. 10, 2018)
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December 2017
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IN DEFENSE OF BEAVERS – Martinez Beavers (Dec. 15, 2017)
November 2017
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EPIC Seeks Support for Clear Cutting Ban – KIEM-TV (Nov. 16, 2017)
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EPIC Petitioning to Ban Clearcutting in Humboldt County – Eureka Times Standard (Nov. 15, 2017)
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Caltrans Faces New Lawsuit Over Richardson Grove Project – KIEM-TV (Nov. 7, 2017)
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Groups Fight Plan to Widen Highway in California Redwood Grove – Courthouse News Service (Nov. 6, 2017)
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Caltrans’ Richardson Grove Project Challenged by Fifth Environmental Lawsuit – Eureka Times Standard (Nov. 3, 2017)
October 2017
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EPIC Celebrates 40 Years of Environmental Advocacy – Eureka Times Standard (Oct. 31, 2017)
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Illicit Grows Face $10K-a-Day Fines – North Coast Journal (Oct. 26, 2017)
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Environmental Groups: Humboldt Beyond Capacity for Marijuana Grows – Cannabis Now (Oct. 19, 2017)
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Environmental Groups to Humboldt County: No More New Cannabis Grows – Eureka Times Standard (Oct. 13, 2017)
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Environmental Groups Urge Humboldt County Regulators to Hold Off on New Cannabis Cultivation – Ganjapreneur (Oct. 13, 2017)
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Calif. Judge Rejects Bid To Add NEPA Claims To Logging Suit – Law360 (Oct. 2, 2017)
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Activists Name Public Toilet After Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke in Protest – Breitbart News (Oct. 1, 2017)
September 2017
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Humboldt Environmentalists Hold Unofficial Ceremony to Rename Vault Toilets After Trump’s Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, Encourage Public to Take a ‘Stinky Zinke’ In His Honor – Lost Coast Outpost (Sep. 30, 2017)
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First District Holds CEQA’s Substantive Requirements Apply to Environmental Documentation of State Agency Acting Under Certified State Regulatory Program, Directs Issuance of Writ Setting Aside Inadequately Reviewed Pesticide Label Approvals – JD Supra (Sep. 26, 2017)
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First District Holds CEQA’s Substantive Requirements Apply to Environmental Documentation of State Agency Acting Under Certified State Regulatory Program, Directs Issuance of Writ Setting Aside Inadequately Reviewed Pesticide Label Approvals – CEQA Developments (Sep. 25, 2017)
August 2017
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Karuk Tribe Seeks to List Klamath River Salmon as Endangered – Eureka Times Standard (Aug. 18, 2017)
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Environmentalists Say Proposed Cannabis Grow Rules Fail to Protect Wildlife – The Press Democrat (Aug. 9, 2017)
June 2017
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EPIC Files Lawsuit Against Caltrans Road Adjustment – KRCR (Jun. 27, 2017)
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Environmental groups file fourth lawsuit against Richardson Grove highway widening project – Eureka Times Standard (Jun. 23, 2017)
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How a Math Formula Could Decide the Fate of Endangered U.S. Species – Scientific American (Jun. 19, 2017)
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More Challenges for Baywood’s Timber Harvest Plan – Mad River Union (Jun. 1, 2017)
May 2017
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Caltrans Revises Richardson Grove Highway 101 Widening Project – Eureka Times Standard (May 26, 2017)
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Caltrans Relaunches Richardson Grove Project; Agency Issues New Environmental Documentation For Controversial Highway 101 Realignment at the South End of the County – Lost Coast Outpost (May 25, 2017)
April 2017
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Humboldt County Celebrates Earth Day – Eureka Times Standard (Apr. 21, 2017)
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Feds Fight Bid to Add NEPA Claim to Logging Project Suit – Law360 (Apr. 18, 2017)
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USDA stops use of cyanide bombs in Idaho – KPVI News 6 (Apr. 10, 2017)
March 2017
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Humboldt marten reconsidered for endangered species listing – Eureka Times Standard (Mar. 29, 2017)
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Immediate ban sought on use of M-44 ‘cyanide bombs’ in Idaho – Center for Biological Diversity (Mar. 28, 2017)
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Ruling Puts Martens Up For Endangered Species Reconsideration – North Coast Journal (Mar. 28, 2017)
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EPIC Intervenes in Gray Wolf Lawsuit – Eureka Times Standard (Mar. 16, 2017)
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Conservation Groups Oppose Efforts to Remove Wolf Protections in California – YubaNet (Mar. 14, 2017)
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Trinity County Nixes East-West Rail Study – Eureka Times Standard (Mar. 11, 2017)
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East-West Rail Efforts Dealt a Blow as Trinity County Declines $276K Caltrans Grant for Feasibility Study – Lost Coast Outpost (Mar. 10, 2017)
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Feature: Downstream - Logging and an industry-friendly state agency imperil the Elk River and other California waterways – Pacific Sun (Mar. 1, 2017)
February 2017
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Attack of the English Ivy – North Coast Journal (Feb. 26, 2017)
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The battle against English ivy – The Lumberjack (Feb. 22, 2017)
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EPIC petitions for new post-fire timber regulations – Eureka Times Standard (Feb. 2, 2017)
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December 2016
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Rare weasel makes a comeback – Go San Angelo (Dec. 5, 2016)
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Rare weasel-like mammal makes a comeback in Washington state – Fox News (Dec. 4, 2016)
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Rare weasel species makes a comeback in Washington state – Phys.org (Dec. 4, 2016)
November 2016
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Timber Harvest Lawsuit Dismissed by Judge – Eureka Times Standard (Nov. 18, 2016)
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9th Circuit Urged to Stop NorCal Logging Project – Courthouse News Service (Nov. 15, 2016)
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Keeping it Wild – North Coast Journal (Nov. 3, 2016)
October 2016
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YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: Your ‘Reusable Bag Day’ Report – Lost Coast Outpost (Oct. 24, 2016)
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Lawsuit looks to list Pacific fishers as threatened – Bend Bulletin (Oct. 22, 2016)
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Fight to Protect Fishers Moves Into Courtroom in SF – SF Gate (Oct. 21, 2016)
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The Pacific fisher comes to court after Disappearing in the Sierra Nevada Mountains – Fresno Bee (Oct. 19, 2016)
September 2016
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The Cannabis Industry Needs To Clean Up Its Act – Huffington Post (Sep. 22, 2016)
August 2016
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Alert! Northern Spotted Owl the New Addition to California’s Endangered Species List – Nature World News (Aug. 29, 2016)
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Northern Spotted Owl Added to California Endangered Species – OC Register (Aug. 28, 2016)
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Northern Spotted Owl Added to Endangered Species List – San Diego Union Tribune (Aug. 27, 2016)
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Northern Spotted Owl Listed as an Endangered Species – Eureka Times Standard (Aug. 26, 2016)
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Are the UK ‘biomass sustainability standards legitimizing forest destruction? – Ecologist (Aug. 18, 2016)
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California Fish and Game Commission to weigh in on spotted owl, Delta Bass – Sacramento Bee (Aug. 5, 2016)
July 2016
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Last Stands – North Bay Bohemian (Jul. 27, 2016)
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Group protests closing Klamath Forest for salvage operation – Record Searchlight (Jul. 6, 2016)
June 2016
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Lawsuit threatened over Pacific fisher – Eureka Times Standard (Jun. 17, 2016)
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Groups challenge decision to not list west coast fisher under ESA – Siskiyou Daily News (Jun. 14, 2016)
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EPIC, Others Prepare to Sue Feds over Failure to Protect Pacific Fisher – Lost Coast Outpost (Jun. 13, 2016)
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Forest regs a self-defeating glut – Mad River Union (Jun. 10, 2016)
April 2016
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Merle Haggard and the Politics of Salmon – San Diego Free Press (Apr. 11, 2016)
March 2016
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Scientists Urge Feds to Continue Fracking Moratorium off CA Coast – Fish Sniffer (Mar. 23, 2016)
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Karuk Tribe Says Logging Will Hurt Salmon – Courthouse News Service (Mar. 4, 2016)
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Karuk Tribe and Environmentalists File Lawsuit Over Logging Plan in Klamath National Forest – Lost Coast Outpost (Mar. 3, 2016)
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Tribe and conservationists file suit to protect wild salmon, rural river communities – Western Environmental Law Center (Mar. 3, 2016)
February 2016
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EPIC: County’s cannabis ordinance an important first step – Eureka Times Standard (Feb. 4, 2016)
January 2016
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UNBUNDYS RALLY: Public Land Fans Occupy Wildlife Area For a Little Bit, Sing, Eat Snacks, Then Leave – Lost Coast Outpost (Jan. 20, 2016)
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Supes: Keep More Grows out of TPZ – Eureka Times Standard (Jan. 9, 2016)
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Study: Northern spotted owls declining more rapidly – Eureka Times Standard (Jan. 5, 2016)
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December 2015
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Enviro Groups Sue U.S. Fish & Wildlife Over Lack of Protection for Coastal Marten – Lost Coast Outpost (Dec. 16, 2015)
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Public calls for further changes to pot ordinance; interim DHHS director appointed – Eureka Times Standard (Dec. 16, 2015)
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Northern Spotted Owl Populations Are Rapidly Declining, A New Study Finds – American Bird Conservancy (Dec. 10, 2015)
November 2015
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Full Speed Ahead? – North Coast Journal (Nov. 12, 2015)
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Supervisors Ask Staff to Loosen Regulations in Draft Marijuana Ordinance – Lost Coast Outpost (Oct. 13, 2015)
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Bigfoot Hunters Find Something Unexpected in Del Norte County – KCET (Sep. 28, 2015)
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‘There Is No Consensus’: Environmental Groups Call BS On CCVH Unity Announcement – Lost Coast Outpost (Sep. 3, 2015)
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Groups notify feds of lawsuit for coastal marten protection – Eureka Times Standard (Sep. 2, 2015)
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2014
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Feds Consider Listing Adorable Predator as Endangered – KCET (Jun. 24, 2014)
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2009
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The Pesticide Wars – High Country News (Nov. 20, 2009)