Statement: California will lead the nation on clean trucks
EPA grants two waivers allowing California to accelerate adoption of zero emission vehicles.
Jenn
Engstrom
State Director, CALPIRG
Started on staff: 2010
B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, University of California, Berkeley
Jenn directs CALPIRG’s advocacy efforts, and is a leading voice in Sacramento and across the state on protecting public health, consumer protections and defending our democracy. Jenn has served on the CALPIRG board for the past two years before stepping into her current role. Most recently, as the deputy national director for the Student PIRGs, she helped run our national effort to mobilize hundreds of thousands of students to vote. She led CALPIRG’s organizing team for years and managed our citizen outreach offices across the state, running campaigns to ban single-use plastic bags, stop the overuse of antibiotics, and go 100% renewable energy. Jenn lives in Los Angeles, where she enjoys spending time at the beach and visiting the many amazing restaurants in her city.
Posts by Jenn Engstrom
California eliminates toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in cosmetics and textiles
PFAS are no longer allowed in make-up, personal care products or clothing manufactured in California.
Limiting our exposure to PFAS ‘forever chemicals’
No one should have to deal with toxic chemicals — and we should be able to trust that the products we buy won't put us at risk for health problems.
Highlights from the 2022 California Legislative Session
Last week marked the end of this year’s legislative session in California. CALPIRG helped pass several bills that will make lives better for everyone who calls our state home.
Kids spend a lot of time online. Let’s help them do it safely.
Today’s Internet is not designed with kids in mind. California’s Age Appropriate Design Code Act can change that.