Environment and Natural Resources Publications
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Improvements Needed in Clean Water Enforcement
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February 16, 1999 - Improvements Needed in Clean Water Enforcement
Significant Maintenance Backlog Negatively Impacts Department's Service
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February 16, 1999 - Significant Maintenance Backlog Negatively Impacts Department's Service
Beverage Container Recycling Program
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February 16, 1999 - Beverage Container Recycling Program
State Regulation of Petroleum Pipelines Still Evolving
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February 16, 1999 - State Regulation of Petroleum Pipelines Still Evolving
Smog Check Program - An Overview
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February 16, 1999 - Smog Check Program - An Overview
Hazardous Substances State Superfund Reauthorization Expediting Hazardous Substance Site Cleanups
August 18, 1998 - California's "Superfund" program, enacted in 1981 to clean up contaminated hazardous substance sites, sunsets on January 1, 1999. We make recommendations that are designed to address concerns raised about the program, while advancing the state's goals for protecting public health and the environment.
Setting Resources Infrastructure Funding Priorities
February 18, 1998 - In 1998, the Legislature will be evaluating a number of bond proposals to address funding needs for resources infrastructure. In this section, we provide a framework for constructing an estimate of resources infrastructure needs and setting funding priorities to assist the Legislature in evaluating these proposals.
Cal-EPA: How Well Is It Meeting Its Goals
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February 18, 1998 - Cal-EPA: How Well Is It Meeting Its Goals
Colorado River Water: Challenges for California
October 16, 1997 - The Secretary of the Interior has directed California to come up with a plan to live within its entitlement of 4.4 million acre-feet of water per year. We provide findings and recommendations regarding this directive.
Restoring Coho Salmon in California
October 14, 1997 - In April 1997, the federal government declared coho salmon in California streams from Humboldt County north into southern Oregon as "threatened" under the federal Endangered Species Act. We examine various issues related to this finding.
Environment and Natural Resources Staff
- Helen Kerstein
- (916) 319-8364
- Forestry, Parks, and High Speed Rail
- Sonja Petek
- (916) 319-8340
- Water, Coastal Development, and Fish and Wildlife
- Frank Jimenez
- (916) 319-8324
- Highways and Roads, Recycling, Agriculture, and Toxics
- Sarah Cornett
- (916) 319-8329
- Air Quality, Energy, and Climate Change
- Rachel Ehlers
- (916) 319-8330
- Deputy Legislative Analyst: Environment and Transportation