Attachment: News Release C01-09

The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Advisory Committee On Environmental Justice*

December 2001

The California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) has selected the following members to its Advisory Committee on Environmental Justice:

Environmental Organizations (2)

• Joseph K. Lyou, Director of Programs, California League of Conservation Voters Education Fund - Los Angeles, CA
• Carlos Porras, Executive Director, Communities for a Better Environment - Huntington Park, CA

Community Organizations (2)

• Eva Vasquez-Camacho, United Farm Workers of America, Bakersfield, CA
• Diane Takvorian, Executive Director, Environmental Health Coalition - San Diego, CA

Large Business (2)

• Robert Harris, Vice-President, Environmental Affairs, PG&E - San Francisco, CA
• Cindy K. Tuck, General Counsel California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance (CCEEB), Sacramento, CA

Small Business (1)

• Cynthia McClain-Hill, Attorney, McClain-Hill Associates - Los Angeles, CA

Planning Agencies (2)

• Detrich Allen, General Manager, Department of Environmental Affairs for the City of Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA
• James Kennedy, Redevelopment Director, Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency - Martinez, CA

Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPAs) (2)

• William Jones, Chief, County of Los Angeles Fire Department/Health Hazardous Materials Division - Los Angeles, CA
• Michael Dorsey, County of San Diego, Department of Environmental Health - San Diego, CA

Air District (2)

• Barbara Lee, Air Pollution Control Officer, Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District - Healdsburg, CA
• Barry R. Wallerstein, Executive Officer, South Coast Air Quality Management District - Diamond Bar, CA

*Senate Bill 89 (Escutia, 2000, Public Resources Code Section 72003) requires the Secretary of Cal/EPA convene an advisory committee on Environmental Justice. The statute requires that the Secretary appoint members from the following categories: two representatives of local or regional land use planning agencies; two representatives from air districts; two representatives from certified unified program agencies (CUPA’s); two representatives from environmental organizations; three representatives from the business community (one from a small business and two from a large business); and two representatives from community organizations

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