The environment of California describes results of human habitation of the American State of California. California's Mediterranean climate makes vegetation...

Environment California is a nonprofit political organization that lobbies for environmental legislation in the U.S. state of California. It is affiliated...

The historical and ongoing droughts in California result from various complex meteorological phenomena, some of which are not fully understood by scientists...

Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, and also referred to as Prop 65) is a California law passed by direct voter initiative in 1986...

in the U.S. state of California. The fee was established by the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act of 1986 (AB 2020, Margolin)...

The California effect is the shift of consumer, environmental and other regulations in the direction of political jurisdictions with stricter regulatory...

devastates much of California, causing up to $725 billion in losses (mostly due to flooding), and affecting a quarter of California's homes. The scenario...

is most often applied to Earth or some parts of Earth. This environment encompasses the interaction of all living species, climate, weather and natural...

The California Climate Credit is a program administered by the California Public Utilities Commission and the California Air Resources Board in which ratepayers...

California which protects public health and the environment from hazardous waste. DTSC is part of the California Environmental Protection Agency, with one thousand...

ecology of California can be understood by dividing the state into a number of ecoregions, which contain distinct ecological communities of plants and...

for the environment and/or natural resources. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of the Environment, Department...

California prior to European colonization. The indigenous peoples of California included more than 70 distinct ethnic groups, inhabiting environments...

County, California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in an endorheic basin. The lack of an outlet causes high levels of salts to...

Regional parks in California Category: Municipal parks in California List of museums in California Environment of California Climate of California Climate change...

landlocked, highly saline body of water in Riverside and Imperial counties at the southern end of the U.S. state of California. It lies on the San Andreas...

The California Air Resources Board (CARB or ARB) is an agency of the government of California that aims to reduce air pollution. Established in 1967 when...

financials. Environment America has 29 state affiliates, including Environment California and Environment Oregon. Environment California has supported...

14 of the California Code of Regulations, Chapter 3, Article 19. These exemptions cover projects that do pose a significant impact to the environment and...

leaving California include high cost of living, crime, politics and traffic, as well as comparatively high tax levels and a complex regulatory environment for...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), formerly known as the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG), is a state agency under the...

The sea urchins of the Gulf of California live between the coasts of the Baja California Peninsula to the west and mainland state of Sonora, Mexico to...

complex of industrial research and development facilities located on a 2,668-acre (1,080 ha) portion of Southern California in an unincorporated area of Ventura...

400 million litres) of chromium-tainted wastewater into unlined wastewater spreading ponds around the town of Hinkley, California, located in the Mojave...

dedicated to improving California's environment. The Secretary of CalEPA is also directly responsible for coordinating the administration of the Unified Program...

of coastline. Its mission as defined in the California Coastal Act is "to protect, conserve, restore, and enhance the environment of the California coastline"...

Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California is a botanical online database providing information on rare, threatened, and endangered California native...

During the 20th century, a large amount of chemical waste was dumped into the Pacific Ocean off of Southern California. Dumped materials include DDT, WW II...

Science of the Total Environment is a weekly international peer-reviewed scientific journal covering environmental science. It was established in 1972...

assessments that assist regulatory decision makers within CalEPA, the California Department of Public Health, and other agencies and non-governmental organizations...