Environmental justice communities long have raised concerns about unequal enforcement practices and called for multimedia approaches to address them. In response, the Environmental Justice Compliance and Enforcement Working Group, formed…
California
California Governor Signs Ambitious Climate Change Law
Last week, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the state’s ambitious climate legislation. The measure requires the state to cut emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, a…
California Issues First State Clean Power Plan Compliance Plan
On August 2, California became the first state to release a Proposed Compliance Plan (Proposed Plan) for the Federal Clean Power Plan (CPP). The California cap-and-trade program to reduce carbon…
Bundling and Fast-Tracking High Priority Projects in West County Wastewater District, California
The West County Wastewater District obtained a low-interest, 20-year loan agreement in June 2014 with Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) for approximately $18 million dollars at an interest rate…
9-12 Summary of State Responses to SCOTUS Clean Power Plan Stay
This document is a summary of State responses to Clean Power Plan (CPP) Stay (as of 9/12/16). *Alaska, Vermont, and Hawaii, as well as the D.C., are exempt from the…
Bundling and Fast-Tracking High Priority Projects in West County Wastewater District, California
The West County Wastewater District obtained a low-interest, 20-year loan agreement in June 2014 with Clean Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) for approximately $18 million dollars at an interest rate…
Partners for Meeting State Research Needs
This document provides brief examples of states using EPA research and resources through the Office of Research and Development to address environmental concerns.
California Uses EPA Model for Climate Planning
For the upcoming Fourth Climate Change Assessment, California will use EPA’s updated climate model, the Integrated Climate and Land Use Scenarios (ICLUS) version 2 (v2), as a basis for land use…
California Uses EPA Toxics Information and Tools to Evaluate Health Effects
California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control and Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment are collaborating with EPA ORD on the following projects: 1) using EPA ORD’s new technologies and computational…
Seventeen State Governors Commit to Clean Energy Accord
In an historic move, 17 state Governors this week signed the Governors’ Accord for a New Energy Future. Democratic and Republican signatories to the accord commit that their states will…