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Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards Now Open for Applications
For Immediate Release June 2, 2016 Contact: Nilan Watmore, (916) 445-2006 SACRAMENTO—The California Environmental Protection Agency today announced that applications are now being accepted for the 2016 Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA),...
Secretary Rodriquez Calls on Congress to Preserve State Regulatory Authority Over Toxic Chemicals
For Immediate Release May 20, 2016 Contact: Jim Marxen, (916) 324-6544 SACRAMENTO—California Secretary for Environmental Protection Matthew Rodriquez issued the following statement on a proposed bill in Congress to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976: “The...
State issues draft plan for freight system of the future
New technologies to deliver cleaner air, increased efficiency, competitiveness May 3, 2016 SACRAMENTO—State agency leaders today released the Draft California Sustainable Freight Action Plan, an ambitious document that lays a foundation for modernizing California’s...
Environmental Problems
For Immediate Release April 21, 2016 Contact: Alex Barnum, (916) 324-9670 SACRAMENTO—The California Environmental Protection Agency launched anonline tool today that makes it easier for the public to report environmental problems anywhere in the state from their...
New Online System Launched to Help Californians Report Environmental Problems
For Immediate Release April 21, 2016 Contact: Alex Barnum, (916) 324-9670 SACRAMENTO—The California Environmental Protection Agency launched an online tool today that makes it easier for the public to report environmental problems anywhere in the state from their...
California Awarded $70 Million in Federal Disaster Resilience Funding
For Immediate Release January 22, 2016 CalEPA Contact: Alex Barnum, (916) 324-9670 HCD Contact: Evan Gerberding, (916) 263-7408 HUD Contact: Ed Cabrera, (415) 489-6407 SACRAMENTO—California will receive more than $70 million in federal funding for an innovative...
2015 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award Winners Honored
For Immediate Release January 19, 2016 Contact: Amy Norris, (916) 324-9670 SACRAMENTO—Twelve California organizations will receive the state’s highest environmental honor, the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA), in a ceremony taking place...
State Water Action Plan Updated to Reflect Two Years of Progress
For Immediate Release January 14, 2016 Media Contacts: Nancy Vogel, California Natural Resources Agency (916) 653-9402, Nancy.Vogel@resources.ca.gov Alex Barnum, California Environmental Protection Agency (916) 324-9670, Alex.Barnum@calepa.ca.gov Steve Lyle,...
CalEPA y OEHHA Lanzan Versión Interactiva en Español de CalEnviroScreen, la Primera Herramienta en Todo el País que Cuenta con una Evaluación Estatal de la Salud Ambiental
Para Publicación Inmediata 14 de diciembre de 2015 Contacto Sam Delson, (916) 324-0955 (oficina) (916) 764-0955 (móvil) SACRAMENTO—La Agencia de Protección Ambiental del Estado de California (CalEPA) lanzó el día de hoy una interfaz para la Herramienta de Evaluación...
CalEPA and OEHHA Release Interactive Spanish Version of CalEnviroScreen, the Nation’s First Statewide Environmental Health Screening Tool
For Immediate Release December 14, 2015 Contact: Sam Delson, (916) 324-0955 (office) (916) 764-0955 (mobile) SACRAMENTO—The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) today released a Spanish-language interface for the California Communities Environmental...