Eel River News
Reduced Flows Approved for Eel and Russian Rivers
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, owners of the Pottery Valley Project have requested and been granted permission from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reduce flows to the main stem Eel River at Cape Horn Dam, from Lake Pillsbury at Scott Dam, and...
Salt River Ecosystem Restoration Project – Phase One Completed!
In mid-October 2013 three coffer dams were removed from the Salt River creating a new 300-acre tidal marsh area. The Salt River channel will benefit as the new tidal marsh area maintains the river's width and depth, enhancing habitat and migratory conditions for Coho...
The Long Road to Marijuana Regulation
EcoNews October 2013 By Scott Greacen Under the latest so-called Cole memo, US Attorneys are directed to avoid marijuana prosecutions where there is a regulatory system in place that will keep pot away from kids, out of interstate commerce, and out of the hands of...
Is Pot-Growing Bad for the Environment?
Thanks to the drug's illegal status, marijuana farms are not regulated - with serious costs to water and wildlife. A tax on excessive electricity use may seem like an indirect way of curbing household cannabis cultivation, but the city had to back away from its...
Greenwashing the War on Drugs
Law enforcement is now pointing to the environmental harms caused by illegal pot farms to justify the ongoing Drug War. But it was the Drug War that sent growers into California's forests ...some Northern California officials who are on the frontlines of combating...
Rather Reports: Gone to Pot
Dan Rather interviews Friends of the Eel River Executive Director Scott Greacen in this episode of Rather Reports titled "Gone to Pot", 10/21/2013. Download the full episode from itunes here.
Support for Proposed PLANT Act (HR 2735)
California Wilderness Coalition • Environmental Protection Information Center • Friends of the Eel River • Humboldt Baykeeper • Northcoast Environmental Center • Safe Alternatives for our Forest Environment • Sonoma County Water Coalition • Willits Environmental...
This American Life: I Was Just Trying to Help
Act Two: Nipped in the Bud Under California law, it's legal to grow marijuana for medicinal purposes if you have a doctor's recommendation. A few years ago, Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman was trying to find a way to deal with the proliferation of marijuana in his...
Humboldt Bay Rail Concept Level Construction Cost and Revenue Analysis
Read the full report prepared by BST Associates and The Burgel Rail Group on behalf of the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District. Rail service to Humboldt County will require a major investment, through either a new East- West rail alignment or...
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