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Cal/EPA should not be confused with the similarly-named federal [[U.S. Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency]]. | Cal/EPA should not be confused with the similarly-named federal [[U.S. Environmental Protection Agency|Environmental Protection Agency]]. | ||
==Departments== | |||
The following departments, boards and offices fall under Cal/EPA: | |||
*[[California Department of Toxic Substances Control|Department of Toxic Substances Control]] | |||
*[[California Integrated Waste Management Board|Integrated Waste Management Board]] | |||
*[[California State Water Resources Board|State Water Resources Board]] | |||
*[[California Air Resources Board|Air Resources Board]] | |||
*[[California Department of Pesticide Regulation|Department of Pesticide Regulation]] | |||
*[[California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment|Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment]] | |||
==Greenhouse gas emissions== | |||
Cal/EPA, and its departmental [[California Air Resources Board]], were one of the key supporters of the [[Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006]], making the state the first in the [[United States]] to cap all [[greenhouse gas]] emissions from major industries. | |||
In June 2008, Cal/EPA announced that new global warming performance labels would be placed on all new cars effective on January 1, 2009. The stickers will provide two scores: a smog score and a global warming score with a grade from 1 to 10 assigned. The higher the grade, the more environmentally friendly the vehicle is.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thearticlewriter.com/autowriter/california-slaps-global-warming-performance-labels-on-new-cars/|title=California Slaps Global Warming Performance Labels On New Cars|work=The Auto Writer|accessdate=2008-07-15}}</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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The election of 1990 was won by Pete Wilson and, shortly after he took office as the governor in 1991, he issued Executive Order W-5-91 confirming the need for a cabinet level secretary of environmental quality. In April of 1991, he also submitted Governor’s Reorganization Plan Number 1 of 1991 (GRP 1), which proposed the creation of a California Environmental Protection Agency, to the state's legislature. After two months of debate, his proposal was accepted on July 17, 1991 and the California Environmental Protection Agency was established.<ref name=History/> | The election of 1990 was won by Pete Wilson and, shortly after he took office as the governor in 1991, he issued Executive Order W-5-91 confirming the need for a cabinet level secretary of environmental quality. In April of 1991, he also submitted Governor’s Reorganization Plan Number 1 of 1991 (GRP 1), which proposed the creation of a California Environmental Protection Agency, to the state's legislature. After two months of debate, his proposal was accepted on July 17, 1991 and the California Environmental Protection Agency was established.<ref name=History/> | ||
=References== | |||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Revision as of 13:49, 8 October 2008
Logo of the California Environmental Protection Agency.
The California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) is a state cabinet-level agency within the government of California. Cal/EPA is composed of six departments, boards and offices responsible for environmental research, regulating and administering the state's environmental protection programs, and fulfilling hazardous waste cleanup.
Cal/EPA should not be confused with the similarly-named federal Environmental Protection Agency.
Departments
The following departments, boards and offices fall under Cal/EPA:
- Department of Toxic Substances Control
- Integrated Waste Management Board
- State Water Resources Board
- Air Resources Board
- Department of Pesticide Regulation
- Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
Greenhouse gas emissions
Cal/EPA, and its departmental California Air Resources Board, were one of the key supporters of the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, making the state the first in the United States to cap all greenhouse gas emissions from major industries.
In June 2008, Cal/EPA announced that new global warming performance labels would be placed on all new cars effective on January 1, 2009. The stickers will provide two scores: a smog score and a global warming score with a grade from 1 to 10 assigned. The higher the grade, the more environmentally friendly the vehicle is.[1]
History
As early as the 1950s, the state of California established the first air quality program in the United States, enacted the first comprehensive clean air act, and in 1988 enacted an amended California Clean Air Act that served as the basis for much of what the United States Congress later enacted as the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. California also pioneered advances in vehicle emission controls and control of stationary sources of air pollution before federal efforts in these areas. The Porter-Cologne Act - the basis of the state’s water quality program - served as the model for the federal Clean Water Act.[2]
In 1975, the then governor of California (Jerry Brown) submitted a proposal to the state's legislature for the creation of a state Environmental Quality Agency. After much debate, his proposal was not approved. However, Governor Jerry Brown did succeed in creating a cabinet-level post of Secretary of Environmental Affairs through Executive Order B2-75.[2]
Fifteen years later, during the campaign for election of a governor in 1990, both candidates favored the creation of a state environmental protection agency. Environmental issues were an important element during that campaign and the ballot included a Big Green initiative – a collection of various measures, including establishment of a cabinet level agency, supported by a number of environmental groups. [2]
The election of 1990 was won by Pete Wilson and, shortly after he took office as the governor in 1991, he issued Executive Order W-5-91 confirming the need for a cabinet level secretary of environmental quality. In April of 1991, he also submitted Governor’s Reorganization Plan Number 1 of 1991 (GRP 1), which proposed the creation of a California Environmental Protection Agency, to the state's legislature. After two months of debate, his proposal was accepted on July 17, 1991 and the California Environmental Protection Agency was established.[2]
References=
- ↑ California Slaps Global Warming Performance Labels On New Cars. The Auto Writer. Retrieved on 2008-07-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 History of the California Environmental Protection Agency