On April 21, 2026, Chief Judge Denise Casper of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted a preliminary injunction (a pre-trial remedy meant to preserve the status quo) against a series of actions by the Department of the Interior and other federal agencies that had collectively stalled renewable energy permitting nationwide during the second Trump Administration.

The Equitable Building Decarbonization Program is now available to low income residents in Humboldt County. The program offers FREE electric appliances and other home upgrades, such as: Electric heat pumps for space heating and cooling Heat pump water heaters Induction stoves And Weatherization upgrades that improve comfort and cut energy bills Many homes still rely on propane, wood, or natural gas for heating and cooking. These appliances emit greenhouse gases and contribute

On May 14, EPIC-sponsored legislation AB 2494 that will end the commercial logging mandate in all state forests, including the Jackson Demonstration State Forest, will be heard in its second committee hearing in the California State Legislature. The Assembly Appropriations Committee will vote on the bill, deciding whether it continues the process through the legislature to eventually get signed into law by Governor Newsom.

The federal government has just taken a step that could open the door to new offshore oil drilling off California’s coast. On February 26, 2026, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that it will prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for proposed offshore oil and gas lease sales in the Northern, Central, and Southern California planning areas of the Outer Continental Shelf.

On June 17th, 2025 Canary Media reported that several anti-offshore wind groups—some with known ties to the fossil fuel industry—asked the U.S. Department of Transportation to cancel the $426 million federal INFRA grant for the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation, and Conservation District’s (District) offshore wind heavy lift marine terminal project.

ast night, the Senate Parliamentarian ruled that the public land sell-off plan that Utah Senator Lee inserted into the budget reconciliation bill does not meet the criteria necessary to be included in the bill. That means the bill will require 60 Senators’ votes instead of a simple majority.

On November 14, 2024, BOEM published a Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for proposed offshore wind projects in California.