Eel River News
The Big One — EcoNews Report #275
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) warns that when we experience the next Cascadia subduction zone earthquake, land near the coast may rise or fall significantly over a short period of time — think plus or minus five…
Regional Farm Bureaus Seek to Halt Eel River Dam Removal
Turning a blind eye to serious safety and reliability concerns, as well as questioning a private company’s business decision, the Farm Bureaus of Marin, Sonoma, Lake, and Mendocino Counties have asked the Trump administration to halt or delay the removal of Scott and...
Funding for FWS is Funding for Endangered Species
Since January, President Trump and Elon Musk have taken a wrecking ball to the federal workforce, ignoring the directives of Congress on appropriated funding across the government and systemically dismantling the integrity of the Executive Branch. In less than three…
SB 607 Threatens to Undermine California Environmental Protections
The undersigned conservation, land use, and environmental justice organizations write to oppose Senate Bill 607 (Wiener). SB 607 is being portrayed as making “technical changes” to clarify CEQA, streamline review for projects like infill housing, clean energy, and…
Bear Hounding: Inhumane, Dangerous, & Unnecessary
AB 1038, "Bears: hunting: use of dogs" proposes the reintroduction of bear hounding to the state of California, a cruel practice that harms and scares animals in addition to doing nothing to solve problems related to human-wildlife interactions. The following letter...
Comments on the Northwest Forest Plan DEIS
For 30 years, the Northwest Forest Plan has guided the management of 17 national forests stretching from western Washington and Oregon south to northwestern California, and until 2016, governed the management of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands as well. While the...
In Support of the Scott and Shasta River Watersheds
The undersigned groups write in strong support of AB 263 (Rogers), which would allow the emergency regulations adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) that are currently in place on the Scott and Shasta River Watersheds to remain in effect until…
Comments on PG&E’s Draft License Surrender Application
The recent commenting period on PG&E's draft license surrender application is the latest step in the long process of evaluating the best options for decommissioning the Potter Valley Project. For over a century now, the Potter Valley Project has contributed to the...
Letter to Congress Opposing Mass Firing of Federal Employees
On behalf of our members, supporters, and volunteer stewards, we write with significant concerns regarding the recent mass firing of federal employees still within their probationary periods, particularly those individuals who had been employed by the BLM, FWS, USFS…
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