What events (internal and external) or data have had a significant impact on the evolution of the organization?

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January 30, 2023
  • The discovery of "Smog" in 1943.
  • The recognition that the primary contributor to smog was vehicle emissions in the 1950s.
  • The nation’s first tailpipe emissions standards for hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide (1966), oxides of nitrogen (1971), and particulate matter from diesel-fueled vehicles (1982);
  • Catalytic converters, beginning in the 1970s;
  • On-board diagnostic, or “check engine” light, systems, beginning with 1988 model-year cars;
  • Zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) regulation (1990) that requires manufacturers to produce an increasing number of ZEVs;
  • CARB initiated the Children's Environmental Health Protection Program in 200
  • The nation’s first greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars (mandated by the Legislature in 2002 and approved by CARB in 2004); and
  • California’s Advanced Clean Cars Program (2012), which reduces both conventional “criteria” and greenhouse gas pollutant emissions from automobiles.
March 17, 2022

EDGI formed in November 2016 to document and analyze changes to environmental governance that would transpire under the Trump Administration. EDGI subsequently became the preeminent 'watchdog group' for material on federal environmental data issues on government websites and a national leader in highlighting President Trump’s impacts such as declines in EPA enforcement.

February 22, 2022

Environmental Rights Foundation (ERF)  was founded due to the result of the court settlement regarding the lawsuit on the 3rd phase expansion of Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) between farmers and the government. As such, the organization’s focus remains centered on ensuring community members' environmental rights across different government development plans.

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