Health CareCal EPA Moves Toward Tighter Pesticide RestrictionsAugust 18, 2017 | Sammy CaiolaThe state Department of Pesticide Regulations Friday released their newest risk assessment for a commonly used pesticide called chlorpyrifos. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Feds OK New Mercury Protections In California WatersJuly 18, 2017 | Steve MilneThe U.S. EPA has approved new safeguards to protect people from eating toxic fish caught in California waterways. Salmon and other fish that Native American tribes and others depend on for sustenance are often contaminated with mercury. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
EnvironmentActivists Urge State To Ban Pesticide After EPA Reverses RulingJuly 12, 2017 | Sally LongeneckerMore than a hundred activists and farm workers traveled to Sacramento to urge state regulators to ban a pesticide that President Trump has decided to allow farmers to continue to use.
EnvironmentEnvironmental Groups Suing EPA Over Allowing Continued Use Of Controversial PesticideApril 5, 2017 | Randol WhiteEnvironmental groups are suing the federal Environmental Protection Agency over its decision to allow the continued use of a controversial pesticide, widely used on crops in California.
EnvironmentAir Quality Advocates Worry EPA Waivers At RiskFebruary 23, 2017 | Steve MilneCalifornia's ability to make its own air quality rules comes from waivers granted by the federal Environmental Protection Agency. Some people are afraid those could be coming to an end. The EPA's new chief has not committed to continuing waivers. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentObama EPA Head Says Calif. Must Lead Climate Change ActionFebruary 8, 2017 | Ben BradfordFormer EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy flew to California to discuss environmental action with Democratic lawmakers. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentCalifornia Air Resources Board Chair Sounds Off On New EPA HeadDecember 8, 2016 | Ben BradfordCalifornia's top pollution regulator says her agency is not changing its approach to climate change and air regulation due to the election of Donald Trump and his nominee for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
EnvironmentEPA Fails To Protect Water From Oilfield ContaminationApril 14, 2016(AP) - A federal review says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is failing to protect drinking-water reserves from oilfield contamination.
EnvironmentEPA Funds California, Nevada Native Tribe Water ProjectsOctober 27, 2015 | Ed JoyceThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing more than $30 million to California and Nevada native tribes for water quality and environmental restoration projects. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
State GovernmentEPA Promises More Fines For Diesel PollutersOctober 12, 2015 | Ben Bradford The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expects to levy more fines against out-of-state trucking and bus companies operating in California, after issuing one last week. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
