NEW YORK - California Secretary for Environmental Protection Yana Garcia today joined a chorus of international leaders at Climate Week NYC, emphasizing the urgent need for accelerated climate action and highlighting California’s ongoing commitment to enterprising environmental goals.
Garcia’s participation underscores California’s position as a global climate leader, especially as the state continues to forge partnerships aimed at tackling transboundary environmental challenges. in March 2025, California signed a new partnership with Sonora Governor Alfonso Durazo Montaño to advance cross-border action for cleaner air and clean energy.This followed a February 2025 collaboration with a consortium of brazilian states to combat pollution and promote sustainable economic growth. These initiatives reflect a broader strategy to address climate change through international cooperation.
The CalEPA mission is to restore, protect and enhance the environment to ensure public health, environmental quality and economic vitality. The agency achieves this by developing, implementing and enforcing environmental laws regulating air, water and soil quality, pesticide use, and waste recycling and reduction. CalEPA’s departments utilize the latest environmental science research to inform the state’s environmental laws.
