EPIC In the News
2020
EPIC V. Carlson et al Sierra Pacific Intervenor Order – Forest Policy Pup
The Battle for Elk River – The North Coast Journal
2019
BREAKING: Board of Supervisors Denies Terra-Gen Wind Project on a Vote of 4-1 – Lost Coast Outpost
Terra-Gen’s First Day of Hearings at the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors – Lost Coast Outpost
Supervisor Fennell Should ‘Vote Against the Ill-Conceivved Terra Gen Project,’ Says Letter to the Editor – Redheaded Blackbelt
Letter to the Editor Consider what a jewel we have on Bear Ridge – Times Standard
Planning Commissioners Explain Their Flip-Flops as Supes Prepare to Hear Terra Gen Wind Project – Lost Coast Outpost
9th Circ. Breaks Logjam Over Post-Fire National Forest Project -Law360
Conservation Groups Urge Rejection of Controversial California Wind Energy Project – Surfbirds News
The Planning Commission Could Reach a Decision on the Humboldt Wind Energy Project Tonight – Lost Coast Outpost
Green Versus Green – North Coast Journal
OP-ED: Citing Danger to Birds, Three Conservation Groups Urge the County to Reject Humboldt Wind Energy Project – Lost Coast Outpost
Wind Farm Under Scrutiny – The LumberJack
Judge approves temporary restraining order against post-Ranch Fire logging projects – Lake County Record-Bee
Environmental groups to sue over lack of protections for feisty Humboldt marten – Eureka Times-Standard
Lawsuit Launched After Trump Administration Fails to Protect Humboldt Martens in Oregon – Center for Biological Diversity
E-Bikes in Tahoe Draw Equestrian Group’s Ire – Bloomberg Environment
Environmentalists clash with feds, timber group over salvage logging – Capital Press
Forest Service sued over timber sales on Mendocino National Forest – Lake County News
EPIC Demands NEPA on ~7,000 Acres of Forest in Mendocino National Forest – Redheaded Blackbelt
Nonprofit sues Forest Service for environmental violations in Ranch Fire footprint logging – Lake County Record-Bee
Mendocino National Forest sued by environmentalists for allegedly logging under guise of roadside maintenance – The Press Democrat
In the Balance: Local enviro groups ‘insist’ on changes to wind farm project – North Coast Journal
Oregon Bans Trapping of Humboldt Martens – Center for Biological Diversity
Local Enviro Groups Demand Changes to Proposed Terra-Gen Wind Energy Project Slated for Ridges South of Rio Dell – Lost Coast Outpost
THE ECONEWS REPORT: They’re Back! Your Loveable Environmental Curmudgeons Have a New Show on KHUM and LoCO – Lost Coast Outpost
Local salamander won’t be protected under ESA – The Siskiyou Daily News
EPIC: ‘It’s not the currently listed species that will suffer the most’ under new Endangered Species Act rules – Eureka Times Standard
Straight from the PALCO Playbook – North Coast Journal
Lawsuit Seeks Overdue Protection for Rare Salamander in California, Oregon – Center for Biological Diversity
Federal Court Orders Environmental Impact Study for California’s Richardson Grove Highway Project – Center for Biological Diversity
Judge rules Caltrans needs environmental impact report for Richardson Grove project – Eureka Times Standard
Salamanders face extinction from plans to raise Shasta Dam – KRCR News
Rare California Salamanders Move Closer to Endangered Species Act Protection – Center for Biological Diversity
Proposed-HCP for Sierra Pacific Industries a Bad Deal for Spotted Owls – YubaNet.com
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Rare Salamander in California, Oregon – Center for Biological Diversity
Federal Court Again Halts Caltrans Project Through Ancient California Redwoods – Sierra Sun Times
EPIC wins another lawsuit against Caltrans over proposed Richardson Grove project – KRCR News
Judge Halts Caltrans Plan To Widen Road In Redwood Grove, Orders More Study – SF Gate
Judge to Caltrans: Leave trees be – Eureka Times Standard
North Coast environmental advocates ‘dismayed’ by plan to end gray wolf protections – Eureka Times Standard
Federal effort to raise Shasta Dam by 18.5 feet is getting some serious pushback– Berkeley News
Headwaters Forest Reserve and the Battle that Saved It – Earth Island Journal
Arcata Chamber of Commerce announces annual awards – Eureka Times Standard
Community continues push for Klamath dam removal – Eureka Times Standard
EPIC sues state over Humboldt marten protections, Green Diamond practices – Eureka Times Standard
Lawsuit Targets California Permit for Clearcutting Endangered Marten Habitat – Center for Biological Diversity
Environmental Groups Win Battle to Protect Gray Wolves in California – Redheaded Blackbelt
Gray Wolves Will Keep CA Endangered Species Protections – EarthJustice
Oregon to reconsider rules on trapping of Humboldt martens – Eureka Times Standard
2018
Environmental Protection Information Center – The Martinez Beavers
Gordon Bonser: ‘In Death as in Life, He Swims with Salmon’ – Red Headed Blackbelt
A 4 Inch Salamander Might Stop Northern California Dam Project – Herald Mail Media
EPIC Announces Plan to Sue USDA Program Over Killing of Beavers – Eureka Times Standard
Federal Judge: US Law Doesn’t Protect Ancient Trees from Logging – Missoula Current
Court Hears Arguments to Stop Destructive Highway-widening Project Through Ancient California Redwoods – Center for Biological Diversity
Judge Says US Law Doesn’t Protect Ancient Trees – Courthouse News Service
EPIC Honors Jene McCovey with Sempervirens Lifetime Achievement Award – Redheaded Blackbelt
Yurok Elder Wins Lifetime Honor – The Triplicate
Longtime Environmental Activist to be Honored by EPIC – Eureka Times Standard
US Fish and Wildlife Proposes Humboldt Marten Protection but Protects Timber Industry – Eureka Times Standard
Judge: Pacific Fisher Must be Reconsidered for Protection – Eureka Times Standard
County Promises Climate Change Action – Mad River Union
Judge Voids Denial of Protected Status for Pacific Fisher – Courthouse News Service
Judge Overturns Denial of Endangered Species Protection for Pacific Fishers – Center for Biological Diversity
Oregon Denies Protection to Gravely Imperiled Humboldt Martens – Center for Biological Diversity
County Targets 100 Percent Clean Energy by 2025 – Eureka Times Standard
Humboldt Marten Listed as an Endangered Species in California – Eureka Times Standard
Last Chance Grade Received a Closer Look from Stakeholder in Arcata – KRCRTV
Company Seeks Input on Humboldt County Wind Energy Project – Eureka Times Standard
Judge Probes Study Used to Revoke Fisher Protections – Courthouse News Service
Marijuana Farms are Driving This Adorable Forest Creature into Extinction – Live Science
Adorable and Feisty Humboldt Marten Faces Extinction – EcoWatch
Protections Urged for Humboldt Martens – Curry Coastal Pilot
‘Super Cute and Super Ferocious’ Humboldt Marten May Get Endangered Species Status – Eureka Times Standard
Local Environmental Groups File Complaint Against US Forest Service and Mercer-Fraser Co. Over Operations at Willow Creek Property – Lost Coast Outpost
Kevin McKenny to Resign from County Planning Commission After State Cites Development Violations – Eureka Times Standard
Environmentalists Plan Logging to Restore Redwood Forests – The Mercury News
Conservation Groups Propose Ban on Trapping Humboldt Martens in Oregon – Lost Coast Outpost
Coastal Trapping Ban Sought to Protect Oregon’s Vanishing Humboldt Martens – SF Bay Area Indymedia
Humboldt County Judge Weighs Arguments in Challenge to Richardson Grove Project – Eureka Times Standard
Humboldt Supervisors Consider New Cannabis Ordinance – North Coast Journal
Humboldt Board of Supervisors to Consider Capping Cannabis Cultivation Licenses – North Coast Journal
Groups Seek Protections for S. Oregon Salamander – Capital Press
Endangered Species Protection Sought for California Oregon Salamander Threatened by Logging – SF Bay Area Indymedia
Conservation Groups Seek Protection for Unique Oregon Salamander – The Register-Guard
Endangered Species Protection Sought for CA, OR Salamander Threatened by Logging – Yubanet
Rare Salamander’s Survival Threatened By Logging, Environmentalists Say – OBP
Caltrans’ Revised Richardson Grove Project Under Review by Local Judge – Eureka Times Standard
Klamath Communities Begin a Revolution in Forest Management – Yubanet
Feds Consider Listing Spring Klamath River Salmon as Endangered – Eureka Times Standard
EPIC, Latino Outdoors to Hold Bilingual Outdoors Workshops, Interpretive Hikes – Eureka Times Standard
In the Wind – North Coast Journal
EPIC, Latino Outdoors Leading Bilingual Hike Series This Year to Empower Latinx Community – Redheaded Blackbelt
Climate Litigants Take US to Court – Sonoma Index-Tribune
Study: North Coast Cannabis Grows Likely Exposing Threatened Owls to Rodenticides – Eureka Times Standard
Emergency Communication Towers to be Removed from Sacred Yurok Site – Eureka Times Standard
The North Coast’s Environmental Groups Vow to Fight Trump’s Offshore Oil Drilling Plan – Tuluwat Examiner
EPIC, Baykeeper and NEC Vow to Fight Trump – Redheaded Blackbelt
2017
EPIC Petitioning to Ban Clearcutting in Humboldt County – Eureka Times Standard
EPIC Seeks Support for Clear Cutting Ban – KIEM
Caltrans Proposed Project in Richardson Grove is ‘Sensless, Wasteful and Damaging,” Says Letter – Redheaded Blackbelt
Individuals Challenging California Highway Project Over Allegations of Harm to Redwood Trees – Legal News Line
Caltrans Faces New Lawsuit Over Richardson Grove Project – KIEM
Groups Fight Plan to Widen Highway in California Redwood Grove – Courthouse News Service
Enviro Groups File New Richardson Grove Suite Against Caltrans – Eureka Times Standard
Caltrans’ Richardson Grove Project Challenged by Fifth Environmental Lawsuit – Eureka Times Standard
EPIC Reflects on 40 Years of Environmental Justice in Humboldt County – KHSU
EPIC Celebrates 40 Years of Environmental Advocacy – Eureka Times Standard
Illicit Grows Face $10-A-Day Fines – North Coast Journal
Environmental Groups: Humboldt Beyond Capacity for Marijuana Grows – Cannabis Now
Environmental Groups to Humboldt County: No More New Cannabis Grows – Eureka Times Standard
Environmental Groups Urge Humboldt County Regulators to Hold Off on New Cannabis Cultivation – Ganjapreneur
Calif. Judge Rejects Bid to Add Nepa Claims to Logging Suit – Law360
Activists Name Public Toilet After Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke in Protest – Breitbart News
Environmental Groups Name Toilet After Interior Secretary in Public Lands Protest – Eureka Times Standard
Groups Call on Japan Not to Dump Radioactive Water Into Pacific Ocean – Los Alamos Daily Post
Karuk Tribe Seeks to List Klamath River Salmon as Endangered – Eureka Times Standard
Environmentalists Say Proposed Cannabis Grow Rules Fail to Protect Wildlife – Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Cleveland National Foundation v. San Diego Association of Governments – the Recorder
EPIC Files Lawsuit Against Caltrans Road Adjustment – KRCRTV.COM
Environmental Groups File Fourth Lawsuit Against Richardson Grove Highway Widening Project – Redwood Times
How a Math Formula Could Decide Fate of Endangered US Species – Daily Mail
More Challenges for Baywood’s Timber Harvest Plan – Mad River Union
Caltrans Revises Richardson Grove Highway 101 Widening Project – Eureka Times Standard
Highway 101 Realignment at the South End of the County – Lost Coast Outpost
Humboldt County Celebrates Earth Day – Eureka Times Standard
Feds Fight Bid to Add NEPA Claim to Logging Project Suit – Law360
Humboldt County Celebrates Earth Day – Eureka Times Standard
USDA stops use of cyanide bombs in Idaho – KPVI News 6
Immediate ban sought on use of M-44 ‘cyanide bombs’ in Idaho – Idaho State Journal
Ruling Puts Martens Up For Endangered Species Reconsideration – North Coast Journal
Humboldt marten reconsidered for endangered species listing – Eureka Times Standard
EPIC Intervenes in Gray Wolf Lawsuit – Eureka Times Standard
Conservation Groups Oppose Efforts to Remove Wolf Protections in California – YubaNet
Trinity County Nixes East-West Rail Study – Eureka Times Standard
East-West Rail Efforts Dealt a Blow as Trinity County Declines $276K Caltrans Grant for Feasibility Study – Lost Coast
Outpost
Pacific Sun – Feature: Downstream – Logging and an industry-friendly state agency imperil the Elk River and other
California waterways
The battle against English Ivy – The LumberJack
Attack of the English Ivy – North Coast Journal
EPIC Petitions for New Post Fire Timber Regulations – Times Standard
Stand Up for Your Rights – Napa Valley Register
2016
Rare Weasel Makes a Comeback – Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Rare Weasel-like Mammal Makes Comeback in Washington State – Fox News
Rare Weasel Species Makes Comeback in Washington State – Washington Post
Timber Harvest Lawsuit Dismissed by Judge – Times Standard
9th Circuit Urged to Stop NorCal Logging Project – Courthouse News Service
Keeping it Wild – North Coast Journal
Greens say US Prefers Loggers to Weasels – Courthouse News Service
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: Your ‘Reusable Bag Day’ Report – Lost Coast Outpost
Are Marijuana Farms Contributing to Climate Change – legal Insurrection
Lawsuit Looks to List Pacific fishers as Threatened – Bend Bulletin
Fight to Protect Fishers Moves Into Courtroom in SF – SF Gate
The Pacific fisher comes to court after Disappearing in the Sierra Nevada Mountains – Sacramento Bee
The Cannabis Industry Needs To Clean Up Its Act – Huffington Post
Alert! Northern Spotted Owl the New Addition to California’s Endangered Species List – Nature World News
Northern Spotted Owl Added to California Endangered Species – OC Register
Northern Spotted Owl Added to Endangered Species List – San Francisco Chronicle
Northern Spotted Owl Listed as an Endangered Species – Times Standard
Northern Spotted Owl Added to Endangered Species List – The San Luis Obispo Tribune
Are the UK ‘biomass sustainability standards legitimizing forest destruction? – Ecologist
California Fish and Game Commission to weigh in on spotted owl, Delta Bass – Sacramento Bee
Last Stands – North Bay Bohemian
Lawsuit threatened over Pacific fisher – Eureka Times Standard
EPIC, Others Prepare to Sue Feds over Failure to Protect Pacific Fisher – Lost Coast Outpost
Groups challenge decision to not list west coast fisher under ESA – Siskiyou Daily News
Forest Regs a self-defeating glut – Mad River Union
A slide toward extinction – williamettelive.com
Group protests closing Klamath National Forest for salvage operation – Record Searchlight
California’s Forests have been decimated, and this is their final insult – Fusion
EPIC, Others Prepare to Sue Feds Over Failure to Protect Pacific Fisher – Lost Coast Outpost
Groups challenge decision to not list west coast fisher under ESA – Siskiyou Daily News
Merle Haggard and the Politics of Salmon – San Diego Free Press
Karuk Tribe and Environmentalists File Lawsuit Over Logging Plan in Klamath National Forest – Lost Coast Outpost
Karuk Tribe Says Logging Will Hurt Salmon – Courthouse News Service
Karuk Tribe & Conservationists File Suit to Protect Wild Salmon, Rural River Communities – Native News Online
Scientists Urge Feds to Continue Fracking Moratorium off CA Coast – Bay Area Indymedia
EPIC: County’s cannabis ordinance an important first step – Times Standard
UNBUNDYS RALLY: Public Land Fans Occupy Wildlife Area For a Little Bit, Sing, Eat Snacks, Then Leave
The Un-Bundys: Environmental Groups Plan Takeover of Federal Lands on South Spit – Lost Coast Outpost
Supes: Keep More Grows out of TPZ – Times Standard
Study: Northern Spotted Owls Declining more Rapidly – Eureka Times Standard
Enviro Groups Sue U.S. Fish & Wildlife Over Lack of Protection for Coastal Marten – Eureka Times Standard
Public calls for further changes to pot ordinance; interim DHHS director appointed – Eureka Times Standard
Northern Spotted Owl Populations Are Rapidly Declining, A New Study Finds – Redheaded Blackbelt
County Cannabis Policy Evolving – Mad River Union
Full Speed Ahead? – NorthCoast Journal
Supervisors Ask Staff to Loosen Regulations in Draft Marijuana Ordinance – Lost Coast Outpost
Bigfoot Hunters Find Something Unexpected in Del Norte County – KCET
California Cannabis Voice Humboldt Announces Consensus Agreement with Local Environmental Groups – Lost Coast
Outpost
Feds Consider Listing Adorable Predator as Endangered – KCET
Groups notify feds of lawsuit for coastal marten protection – Eureka Times Standard