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Recent environmental-review coverage from Humboldt County, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
Commissioners unanimously approved the Black Dog Partnership project’s local permits and environmental documents Oct. 1, while recommending that supervisors approve related land-use changes.
Commissioners are scheduled to receive an update on the Notice of Preparation and an updated project description, with possible direction on the Humboldt Bay heavy-lift marine terminal project.
The permit covers 22,035 square feet of outdoor cultivation and 2,200 square feet of propagation near Wilder Ridge Road, with conditions on water storage, culverts and wildlife-agency compliance.
The board approved a Moffat & Nichol contract for continued planning, permitting and design work funded through a California Energy Commission grant.
The board voted in closed session to bring in Stole Reeves for permitting and environmental review work tied to the heavy lift marine terminal project.
The bill would require updated CEQA review before new or expanded large coal terminals can get discretionary approval and would require enforceable mitigation for significant air-quality impacts.
At the July 16 HCOG meeting, Caltrans said the long-running Highway 101 project reached project approval and finished the environmental phase.
Supporters say the bill would narrow an overly broad exemption with added guardrails, while business groups warn it could make the incentive unusable.
Commissioners are scheduled June 11 to consider the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and Harbor District Permit 2023-04 for Humboldt Bay Oyster Company.
