California Environmental Protection Agency
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| California Environmental Protection Agency | |
 Logo of Cal/EPA |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | July 17, 1991 |
| Headquarters | 1001 I Street Sacramento, California |
| Employees | 4,550 permanent staff |
| Annual Budget | $2.3 billion |
| Agency Executives | Linda S. Adams, Secretary Cindy Tuck, Undersecretary |
| Child Agencies | California Department of Toxic Substances Control California Air Resources Board |
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| http://www.calepa.ca.gov/ | |
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.
The current Secretary for Enviornmental Protection is Linda S. Adams, and is a member of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's cabinet.[1]
Cal/EPA should not be confused with the similarly-named federal Environmental Protection Agency.
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[edit] History
Cal/EPA was created by Governor Pete Wilson by Executive Order W-5-91 in 1991, following on a "Big Green" initiative Wilson proposed during the 1990 state gubernatorial elections, promising a cabinet-level agency to oversee state environmental regulations and research.[2] Following inter-agency reorganizations led by the governor with review by both houses of the California State Legislature, the agency became a cabinet department on July 17, 1991.
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.
[edit] 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
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- California Environmental Protection Agency official website
- Environment Secretary Linda Adam's official website
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