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LA Times Story On Pulp Mill

Humboldt Online Editor — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:12:17 +0000

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What was once the bustling Evergreen Pulp mill is today a forlorn factory of smokestacks and tan buildings clustered quietly beside the still, gray waters of the Arcata harbor near Eureka, Calif.

Former Evergreen employees seek county’s help

Humboldt Online Editor — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:00:48 +0000

The closure of Evergreen Pulp Mill in October 2008 not only wiped out employment for more than 200 North Coast residents, it also squashed their health insurance coverage despite promises to the contrary, former pulp mill wife Gail Mellow told

McKinleyville To Raise Water Rates

Humboldt Online Editor — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:10:07 +0000

The McKinleyville Community Services District will be raising water rates 5 percent in July, due to costs associated with the closure of the Evergreen Pulp mill, according to General Manager Tom Marking.

Pulp Mill Worker Finds New Direction

Humboldt Online Editor — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:10:06 +0000

The last time 49-year-old Keith McKinney of Manila had to look for a job he was just 18 years old. He spent 29 years working as a millwright for Simpson in Korbel, before taking a job at the Evergreen Pulp mill.

Water district gives pulp mill leeway

Humboldt Online Editor — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:31:02 +0000

The Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District board on Tuesday agreed to reduce its past due bills to Evergreen Pulp, Inc., to help a sale of the Samoa mill go through — but wanted assurance that it wouldn’t be the only creditor making concessions…. >>> Rest of the Story

Special meeting set for pulp mill water issues

Humboldt Online Editor — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 09:16:29 +0000

The Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District will hold a special meeting today regarding its industrial water service to the Samoa Peninsula. The meeting is geared toward discussing remedies to Evergreen Pulp’s failure to pay its most recent water… >>> Rest of the Story

Evergreen Pulp Hit With Another Big Fine

Humboldt Online Editor — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:31:06 +0000

The North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board has filed a complaint for $453,000 against Evergreen Pulp Inc. for routine violations at its Samoa plant throughout 2008…. >>> Rest of the Story

Water board to talk pulp mill default

Humboldt Online Editor — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:19:49 +0000

The Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District will once again consider what to do about the Evergreen Pulp Mill’s failure to pay its most recent bill at its regular meeting Thursday.

Conditions increasingly dire for Samoa plant

Humboldt Online Editor — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 09:34:12 +0000

The clock is ticking on the Evergreen Pulp mill as regulators have signaled their intent to revoke its water quality permit or buckle down on the pollution the plant releases into the ocean.

Pulp mill treading water

Humboldt Online Editor — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:34:08 +0000

As regional water officials ponder how to handle another default on a payment from the Evergreen Pulp mill, company leaders aren’t talking about the plant’s future.

Evergreen workers’ insurance gets cut

Humboldt Online Editor — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:27:27 +0000

So far, it has been a rough holiday season for John Mathson. In mid-October, Evergreen Pulp mill announced it would be closing, at least temporarily, its Samoa mill, where Mathson had worked for more than 39 years.

Mill gets leeway on water bill

Humboldt Online Editor — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:31:00 +0000

The Evergreen Pulp mill gained some breathing room on its vital water service by brokering a deal with a neighbor and promising to pay the remainder of its water bill by next week.

Evergreen: Start-up still in works

Humboldt Online Editor — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:15:39 +0000

The president and CEO of Evergreen Pulp Inc. said Wednesday that the company intends to reopen the Samoa mill, but market conditions and litigation are slowing arrangements.

Water district to hold meeting on pulp mill

Humboldt Online Editor — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:16:09 +0000

The Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District will hold a special meeting on Monday to discuss how to handle the Evergreen Pulp mill’s delinquent water bill.

Signs aren’t good for pulp mill

Humboldt Online Editor — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:30:18 +0000

The possibility that Evergreen Pulp will reopen in the next several months — at least under its current ownership — appears to be dimming. A skeleton crew of eight union workers walked away from the mill after Evergreen didn’t pay them for