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Friends of the Eel River is celebrating its 30 year anniversary, coinciding with the with the removal of the Potter Valley dams, which the nonprofit has fought for since it was formed. Sigur-Björn has more.

The California Attorney General and lawyers for Providence St. Jospeh, Eureka squared off in court today over the hospital’s commitment to provide emergency abortions services in accordance a court-ordered stipulation and California law. KMUD news host Sigur-Bjðrn spoke to reporter Ryan Hutson who was in court to follow proceedings.

CA Attorney General and Providence square off in Humboldt Court over emergency abortion services | Dillon Fire grows to over 4K acres as firefighters suppress dozens of lightning-induced fires in Siskiyou County | Humboldt County is budget shortfall is having a severe effect on county staff morale | And all the week’s sports updates as football season kicks off this weekend

Humboldt County is dealing with a lack of budget revenue and an employee survey shows how it's impacting county workers. Daniel Mintz reports. 

Ray Hamill looks forward to the opening weekend of the local college and high school football seasons, as well as binging us details of all of this week's big local sports stories, including some high school and college soccer, some volleyball updates, some motor sports and news of why this was a big week for one Southern Humboldt adult women's softball team.

After 20 years Western Rivers Conservancy has ensured Blue Creek, the most important cold-water tributary to California’s Klamath River, is forever protected, from its headwaters in the Siskiyou Wilderness all the way to its confluence with the Klamath. The transfer of these lands to the Tribe also more than doubles the Tribe’s landholdings and safeguards the long-term health of this critical ecosystem. Jordan Pangelinan Reports

Website: https://www.westernrivers.org/projects/ca/klamath-river-blue-creek or https://www.westernrivers.org/ 

The Redwood Peace and Justice Coalition, an initiative based out of Arcata, recently raised $5,400 for an art program called “Life Canvas” based out of Gaza that showcases the Palestinian existence. Nat Cardos reports.

Issues of fairness drove a Humboldt County Board of Supervisors decision to change the county's Project Trellis program. Daniel Mintz reports.