EPA Pacific Southwest - Region 9

EPA Administrator McCarthy in California

Gina McCarthy visited a farm in Stockton, Calif., which is already implementing the new Worker Protection Standard. During her trip to California, she also spoke to the National Congress of American Indians about EPA's work with tribes and visited the University of San Diego, where she met with students to discuss environmental science and policy issues.

• The Modesto Bee: EPA Chief, Farmworkers Praise New Pesticide Rules  Exit
• USD News Center: EPA Administrator Visits University of San Diego Exit

Protecting Children in a Changing Climate

During Children's Health Month, EPA is focusing on climate change and how it affects children's health, which will be different for children than for adults. Some results of climate change will be particularly challenging for children with asthma and allergies, because heat, air pollution and a longer allergy season all combine to worsen symptoms.

• October is Children's Health Month
• Child Health Day 2015 – Presidential Proclamation

Restoring San Francisco Bay Wetlands

The Sears Point levee in Sonoma County, Calif., was breached, allowing saltwater to flood back over reclaimed fields. The multi-agency project creates nearly 1,000 acres of tidal marsh that will protect against floods and serve as wildlife habitat.

• Press Democrat: Levee Breach Transforms Sears Point Farmland Back into Wetlands Exit
• The Baylands and Climate Change: What We Can Do Exit
• About the San Francisco Bay Delta Watershed