Environment Web Directory - Government:States:California

Alameda County Waste Management Authority & Source Reduction and Recycling Board - Alameda County Waste Management Authority & Source Reduction and Recycling Board is a public agency that promotes source reduction and recycling through public education, grants to non-profit organizations, and assistance to businesses and local agencies.
California Coastal Commission - State Government Agency charged with administering California Coastal Zone Management Program
California Department of Conservation
California Department of Fish and Game
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
California Department of Water Resources
California Energy Commission (Access Energy) is the state's principal energy policy and planning agency that is dedicated to the advancement of alternative technologies, energy efficient measures,and a stable and environmentally balanced energy system.
California Rivers Assessment
California State Lands Commission
City of Los Angeles Environmental Affairs Department - Provide advice to the Mayor and Council on environmental policy issues.
CRMP-California Coordinated Resource Management and Planning - CRMP is an interest-based process emphasizing local control and collaborative efforts with multiple stakeholders to reach consensus on natural resource management issues.
Waste Prevention Info Exchange - A free information exchange with a database of waste prevention (a.k.a. source reduction) articles, brochures, fact sheets, etc. Most materials available for shipping.

Santa Barbara

Discover the city of Santa Barbara, California, the birthplace of Earth Day. A 1969 oil platform blowout off the coast of Santa Barbara led to a wave of environmental laws nationwide. That gave impetus to what we consider now the cornerstones to the modern environmental movement. A year later, the first Earth Day was held followed by the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. A succession of other laws protecting water, marine life and endangered species followed.