Eel River News
Reviewing Trump’s First 100-ish Days — EcoNews Report #273
Presidents often set a “first 100 days” agenda, when, fresh from their inauguration, they have the most political power and influence in their term. The first 100 days is not only a benchmark to measure success but a preview for how they hope to govern for the rest…
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...
Marine Animals in Jeopardy Need NOAA
Since President Trump took office in January, he and Elon Musk have unlawfully and indiscriminately orchestrated massive cuts to government programs and the Federal workforce. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”) has lost over 10% of its workforce…
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…
We Support the Right to Clean Water Act
The undersigned organizations advocate for the protection of environmental and public health, water quality, and a resilient water future. On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we write in strong support of Senate Bill 601 (Allen), The Right Clean Water Act, to…
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…
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