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Donald Trump declares the Republican Party the pro-pollution party

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SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom blasted the Trump administration for repealing the U.S. EPA’s Endangerment Finding, doing the oil industry’s bidding once again while ignoring binding law, overwhelming science, and the lived reality of Californians and the American people. This decision overturns the 2009 scientific determination that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare. That determination has been the legal foundation for nearly all federal actions to curb planet-warming emissions of carbon dioxide and methane, including the authority to regulate vehicle greenhouse gas emissions, one of the nation’s largest sources of climate pollution. Read the press release. (2/12/26)

 

California’s Secretary for Environmental Protection Joins State and Global Leaders at Climate Week NYC, Urging Climate Action

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California’s leader for environmental protection, Secretary Yana Garcia, today joins fellow state officials, international delegates and global climate experts at Climate Week NYC. Her participation reaffirms California’s ongoing and decisive leadership in accelerating bold action amid the Trump Administration’s denial of science and incessant attacks on climate and economic progress. Read the press release. (9/22/25)

Investing in Community Power

Building on last year’s first-ever Environmental Justice Action Grants, today CalEPA is awarding more than $4 million to 15 projects with a focus on communities most impacted by pollution and environmental hazards. Read the press release(9/25/25)

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