2019 News Releases

December

• Dec. 19, 2019: Secretary Blumenfeld Issues Statement on Federal Funding to Combat Border Pollution

November

• Nov. 21, 2019: State Agencies Lay Out Actions to Protect Endangered Species and Meet State Water Needs

October

• Oct. 16, 2019: State Water Board Approves Plan to Reduce Nitrate Contamination in Central Valley Groundwater and Provide Replacement Drinking Water
• Oct. 9, 2019: Agreement Reached to End Sale of Chlorpyrifos in California by February 2020

August

• Aug. 20, 2019: State Water Board Authorizes Nearly Quarter Billion Dollars to Provide Safe and Affordable Drinking Water
• Aug. 14, 2019: Alternatives to Chlorpyrifos Work Group Announced (en español)
                              Spanish: Anuncian Grupo de Trabajo para Alternativas al Chlorpyrifos

• Aug. 12, 2019: Governor Newsom Announces Climate Pollution Continues to Drop Below 2020 Target While State’s Economy Grows

July

• July 25, 2019: California and Major Automakers Reach Groundbreaking Framework Agreement on Clean Emission Standards
• July 16, 2019: Media Advisory: Public Meeting on New River Improvement Project
                              Spanish: Comunicado de Prensa: Reunión pública sobre el proyecto de mejora del Rio Nuevo

June

• June 26, 2019: California Invests $1.5 Million to Support Environmental Justice Projects Statewide
• June 14, 2019: State Agencies Seek Input on Creating Climate-Resilient Water SystemPDF copyOpens a new window (PDF 198KB)

May

• May 8, 2019: California Acts to Prohibit Chlorpyrifos Pesticide  (en español)

April

• April 29, 2019: Governor Newsom Directs State Agencies to Prepare Water Resilience Portfolio for California

March

• March 26, 2019: Jared Blumenfeld Confirmed as California Secretary of Environmental Protection

January

• Jan. 8, 2019: Governor Newsom Appoints Secretaries for California Environmental Protection Agency and California Department of Food and Agriculture
• Jan. 4, 2019: State Agencies Track Five Years of Progress on California Water Action Plan

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