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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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. -
Molli Myers of the Klamath Indigenous Land Trust and Alex Leumer of Leumer Consulting join the program to discuss the marriage of restorative justice and conservation and efforts in Sacramento to promote Indigenous management opportunities. -
Jen Savage of the Surfrider Foundation joins the show to discuss the threats from the Trump Administration to the California coast and the laws protecting it. -
Colin Fiske of the Coalition for Responsible Transportation Priorities and Matt Simmons of EPIC join the show to discuss how we can create lasting traffic safety improvements when police enforcement isn't enough. -
Author, naturalist, and environmental historian Ann Vileisis joins the show to talk about the iconic California abalone. -
Jen Kalt and Sylvia Van Royen of Humboldt Waterkeeper and Tiffany Douglas of the Wiyot Tribe join the show to discuss their studies on 6PPD-quinone — a breakdown product of 6PPD, found in tires — that ends up in local waterways.
