Climate Change & Environment
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Great Outdoors Month
PROCLAMATIONBY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Our state’s scenic landscapes have always been a source of pride and pleasure. From mountain trails in the High Sierra to a coastline that has captured the hearts of millions, Californians benefit from...
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Governor Brown to Welcome President Obama to Palm Springs on Friday, Meet with President Xi of the People’s Republic of China on Saturday
PALM SPRINGS - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will greet President Barack Obama at the Palm Springs Airport on Friday and meet with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China in Palm Springs on Saturday. The Governor’s meeting with President Xi follows a...
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Governor Brown Joins Global Scientists to Call for Action on Climate Change
MOFFETT FIELD - Warning that Earth is rapidly approaching a tipping point at which human impacts are causing alarming levels of harm to our planet, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today joined more than 500 world-renowned researchers and scientists to release a...
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Nevada and California Renew Partnership to Preserve, Enhance Lake Tahoe Region
CARSON CITY and SACRAMENTO - Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval and California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced an agreement that renews Nevada and California's bi-state partnership to help preserve and enhance the Lake Tahoe region. “This agreement renews our...
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Governor Brown, Obama Administration Commit to October 1st Deadline for Draft Water Plan and Environmental Documents
SACRAMENTO - The State of California and the Obama Administration today agreed to a formal deadline of October 1, 2013 for the release of the draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) and accompanying environmental documents for public review and comment. The BDCP will...
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Governor Brown Proposes to Reform Proposition 65
SACRAMENTO - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today proposed reforms to strengthen and restore the intent of Proposition 65, a three decade old law enacted to protect Californians from harmful chemicals, that has been abused by some unscrupulous lawyers driven by profit...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Earth Day
PROCLAMATIONBY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA In 1992, some 1,700 of the world’s leading scientists, including the majority of Nobel laureates in the sciences, signed the following Warning to Humanity about the critical challenges facing the world’s...
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Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring John Muir Day
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” - John Muir John Muir (1838-1914) was a giant of a man. His vision of the pristine landscape as a source of spiritual renewal has become central to...
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Governor Brown Meets with Shenzhen Party Secretary, Tours Electric Vehicle Manufacturer on Last Leg of China Trade and Investment Mission
SHENZHEN, CHINA - On the final day of California’s weeklong trade and investment mission, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. visited Shenzhen, one of China’s top high tech and manufacturing hubs. Governor Brown on Tuesday met with Shenzhen Party Secretary Wang Rong and...
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Governor Brown Commits to Expanding Cooperation on Trade, Investment and Climate Change with China’s Largest Provincial Economy
GUANGZHOU, CHINA - On day six of California’s trade and investment mission to China, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. committed to building stronger ties with China’s most populous and economically productive province, Guangdong. In Guangdong’s capital city on Monday,...
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