2025 News Releases

CalEPA news releases and highlights from our boards, departments and office.

January

Jan. 15, 2025
Attorney General Bonta and California Air Resources Board announce nearly $237 million settlement with heavy-duty engine manufacturer Hino Motors, Ltd., a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation

February

Feb. 5, 2025
Federal, state and local agencies come together to speed up wildfire recovery with new temporary processing site at Will Rogers parking lot

March

March 4, 2025
$33 million awarded for mobility projects such as electric vehicle carsharing, electric bike-sharing, and electric school buses

March 21, 2025
California launches first-in-the-nation satellite project to reduce methane leaks

March 24, 2025
State launches SprayDays California, a first-of-its-kind notification system for pesticide applications

March 27, 2025
California’s air monitoring response to LA fires is largest in state history

April

April 1, 2025
CalEPA announces order holding Chiquita Canyon Landfill operators accountable for environmental crisis (en español)

April 8, 2025
Needles celebrates completion of new, state-funded drinking water system

June

June 20, 2025
DTSC Proposes Adding Microplastics to its Candidate Chemicals List

June 23, 2025
California’s Secretary of Environmental Protection Joins Fellow Leaders in Paris and London, Stressing the Need for Urgent Climate Action

July

July 3, 2025
DTSC Orders Sonic Plating Company to Clean Up Contaminated Gardena Site

July 24, 2025
New report shows California law funded by Cap-and-Invest dollars improves air in the state’s most polluted communities

July 24, 2025
CARB approves amendments to clean truck standards to provide flexibility while maintaining emissions benefits

August

August 6, 2025
Joint state effort shields Lake Tahoe from a record amount of polluted runoff 

August 7, 2025
OEHHA Issues 150th Fish Advisory in California

August 7, 2025
California to Add Hundreds of New Recycling Sites for Easier CRV Redemption

August 19, 2025
California Funds Over $3.6 Million in Sustainable Pest Management (SPM) Projects

August 19, 2025
California moves forward on public health and clean vehicles as federal agencies move backwards

September

September 2, 2025
Department of Pesticide Regulation Releases Annual Pesticide Use Report 

September 15, 2025
State Water Board provides $2 billion to advance California’s water infrastructure

September 22, 2025
California’s Secretary for Environmental Protection Joins State and Global Leaders at Climate Week NYC, Urging Climate Action

September 23, 2025
California Leaders in New York This Week Sounding the Alarm on the Need for Urgent Climate Action

September 25, 2025
Investing in Community Power (en español)

More News at CalEPA's Boards, Departments, and Office

California Air Resources Board News Releases
Department of Pesticide Regulation News Releases & Publications
Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) Newsroom
Department of Toxic Substances Control Press Releases
Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Press Releases
State Water Resources Control Board News/Media Information