Humboldt County gravel Operators and Mining Companies have applied for a permit to the Army Corps of Engineers that extends for 10 years and allows for expedited site-specific permits for gravel extraction operations. Gravel mining, while sometimes useful...
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...
The preliminary design for the New Eel-Russian Diversion Facility, or NERF, located at what is currently Cape Horn Dam. Diagram via PG&E. Just a week after PG&E published their final draft license surrender plan, another significant development was made...
EcoNews Report #256: Earthquake This episode originally aired December 14, 2024. What’s the difference between a strike-slip fault and a subduction zone? Can a 7.0-magnitude earthquake generate a tsunami? And what on earth was going on with all that weird footage of...
Dear Friends, Can you believe we are preparing to celebrate 30 years of protecting the Eel River? Many of you have been with us since the beginning, for which we are incredibly grateful. Some of you may have participated in Friends of the Eel River’s very first...
