California Environmental Protection Agency

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environmental protection agency state government agency

The California Environmental Protection Agency is a state government agency responsible for coordinating and enforcing California’s environmental protection, pollution control, and public health regulations.

Aliases (3)

CalEPA ×2
California Environmental Affairs Agency ×2
Department of Toxic Substances Control ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	environmental protection agency → state government agency →
abbreviation	CalEPA →
appliesRegulation	California air quality standards → California environmental laws → California water quality standards → hazardous waste regulations in California → pesticide use regulations in California →
appliesToJurisdiction	California →
coordinatesWith	United States Environmental Protection Agency → local air districts in California → regional water quality control boards in California →
country	United States →
executiveBody	Governor of California →
fieldOfWork	air quality management → environmental health → environmental protection → hazardous waste management → pesticide regulation → solid waste management → toxic substances control → water quality management →
follows	California Environmental Affairs Agency →
foundedBy	California State Legislature →
hasPart	California Air Resources Board → California Integrated Waste Management Board → Department of Pesticide Regulation → Department of Toxic Substances Control → Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment → State Water Resources Control Board →
hasRole	coordination of state environmental policy → enforcement of environmental laws → environmental regulation → pollution control → public health protection →
headquartersLocation	Sacramento, California →
inception	1991 →
jurisdiction	California → State of California →
legislativeBody	California State Legislature →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Sacramento, California →
locatedInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
namedAfter	California →
officialLanguage	English →
parentOrganization	State of California →
replaces	California Environmental Affairs Agency →
shortName	CalEPA →
subdivisionOf	Government of California →
website	https://calepa.ca.gov →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
California Environmental Protection Agency ("CalEPA") →	abbreviation
California Environmental Protection Agency ("California Environmental Affairs Agency") →	follows
California Environmental Protection Agency ("Department of Toxic Substances Control") →	hasPart
California State Agencies →	include
California Environmental Protection Agency ("California Environmental Affairs Agency") →	replaces
California Environmental Protection Agency ("CalEPA") →	shortName
California Ocean Protection Council →	worksWith