The Secretary for Environmental Protection is the cabinet level agency for the protection of human health and the environment. The agency programs restore, protect and enhance environmental quality, and ensure public health. The Office of the Secretary coordinates the state environmental regulatory programs and promotes the state economic vitality. The Secretary also administers the children's environmental health, environmental justice, environmental law enforcement, environmental education, emergency preparedness and response, Certified Unified Program Agencies (CUPAs), and scientific review programs. The Secretary leads greenhouse gas emission reduction and climate change activities in state government, and is responsible for coordinating the implementation of Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006 (AB 32). The Secretary also oversees development of a comprehensive green chemistry program to reduce or eliminate hazardous chemicals in our products and the environment. Further, the agency participates in communication of California-Mexico border environmental efforts by centralizing border coordination.