EcoNews Report
Mondays 2:30-3:00
Timely interviews on environmental issues that matter most on the North Coast and our bioregion, along with news and information on upcoming meetings, hikes and events. The EcoNews Report features a rotating cast of representatives from local environmental groups.
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Regular hosts include:
- Jennifer Kalt - Humboldt Baykeeper
- Scott Greacen & Alicia Hamann - Friends of the Eel River
- Tom Wheeler - Environmental Protection Information Center
The EcoNews Report has aired on KHSU for over 35 years - the longest running public affairs show on the station, and its finally returning home! Engineered by Fred McLaughlin.
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Scott Bauer, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Cannabis Remediation manager, joins the program to discuss the historic and ongoing impacts from cannabis production and what is being done to address them. -
Michael Dotson, Executive Director of KS Wild, joins the program to discuss rule changes and new projects straining the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion. -
Elizabeth Reid-Wainscoat of the Center for Biological Diversity joins the program to discuss why her organization is urging voters to vote "no" on California's Prop 45. -
Sylvia van Royen, GIS & Policy Analyst for Humboldt Waterkeeper, joins the program to discuss the lighting ordinance and how Humboldt residents can adapt their outdoor lighting to be friendlier to wildlife. -
Colin Fiske, executive director of the Coalition for Responsible Transportation Priorities, joins the show to talk about the cool things happening during Transit Month. -
Vitek Jirinec, research scientist at the Integral Ecology Research Center, joins the show to discuss recovering spotted owl habitat by removing barred owls. -
Environmental Attorney Matt Simmons and Jen Kalt of Humboldt Waterkeeper join the show to discuss the news of RWE abandoning its offshore wind plans and what this means for the future. -
Climatologist JP O’Brien joins the program to discuss this year's super El Niño predictions and the atmospheric rivers we can expect. -
Melodie Meyer and Josefina Barrantes of EPIC and environmental attorney Alex Leumer join the show to discuss Assembly Bill 2494, which is going to change the management directives of state-owned forest lands. -
Alicia Hamann, Executive Director of Friends of the Eel River, joins the program to discuss the latest news on Eel River dam removal.
