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The Environmental Health Coalition (EHC) is an organization focused on environmental and social justice in San Diego, California. It was founded in 1980 by Diane Takvorian and Tony Pettina, and includes a staff of 19 other individuals. Its work mainly concerns low income communities and communities of color in San Diego.
The San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) is the county education department, and is operated by the San Diego County Superintendent of Schools, pursuant to the policies of the San Diego County Board of Education. The San Diego County Public Defender provides indigent legal defense services. [4]
The California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) is a state cabinet-level agency within the government of California. The mission of CalEPA is to restore, protect and enhance the environment, to ensure public health, environmental quality and economic vitality.
The Hazardous Waste Control Act of 1972 [3] established legal standards for hazardous waste. Accordingly, in 1972, the Department of Health Services (now called the California Health and Human Services Agency) created a hazardous waste management unit, staffing it in 1973 with five employees concerned primarily with developing regulations and setting fees for the disposal of hazardous waste.
The California Air Pollution Control District Act of 1947 allowed 1 or more counties to form air pollution districts. [5] [6] The California Bay Area Pollution Control Act of 1955 created the Bay Area Air Pollution Control District.
Seal of San Diego, California. The San Diego Climate Action Plan was adopted by the City of San Diego in December 2015. It is a local climate action plan whose rules are defined by the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. [1]
Instructs the Environmental Protection Agency to review the Clean Power Plan, instructs the Department of the Interior to lift a ban on coal leasing on federal lands and gets rid of a rule that instructs agencies to consider the climate impact of their policies. It also disbands a team focused on calculating the social cost of carbon.
San Diego County (/ ˌ s æ n d i ˈ eɪ ɡ oʊ / ⓘ), officially the County of San Diego, is a county in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of California, next to the Mexican border. As of the 2020 census , the population was 3,298,634; [ 7 ] it is the second-most populous county in California and the fifth-most populous in the United States.