CalEPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announces the release of its final report, Achieving the Human Right to Water in California: An Assessment of the State’s Community Water Systems and web-based Data Tool (CalHRTW 1.0)…
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With the stroke of a pen, President Biden brought nearly half a century of environmental justice activism to its culmination yesterday…
A new report released by Earthworks, along with allies VISION California and Center for Biological Diversity, reveals that California, often portrayed by the state’s politicians and national media as the nation’s “green” leader, is actually one of the worst states in the U.S. when it comes to regulating the oil and gas industry’s waste…
President Joe Biden on Wednesday issued a lengthy executive order on the environment and climate change, paving the way for California to advance its ambitious agenda even as numerous roadblocks remain…
An Assessment of the State’s Community Water Systems
President Joe Biden on Wednesday issued a lengthy executive order on the environment and climate change, paving the way for California to advance its ambitious agenda even as numerous roadblocks remain…
Today, President Biden issued a series of executive orders to take swift climate action. This included an Executive Order on “30×30,” a commitment to protecting 30% of our nation’s lands and waters by 2030…
The day before President Joe Biden took office, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — one of the country’s most influential business groups, and a longtime opponent of aggressive climate policies — made a seemingly major announcement…
A new report showing greater use of pesticides in Kern and other Central Valley counties has rekindled a discussion about whether enough is being done to protect local communities from health risks presented by certain agricultural practices…
The Air Resources Board will consider next month whether to include the combined towns of Arvin and Lamont in south Kern County within the AB 617 Community Air Protection Program…