Section 39000 Of Chapter 1. Findings, Declarations, And Intent From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 26. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 1.

. The Legislature finds and declares that the people of the State of California have a primary interest in the quality of the physical environment in which they live, and that this physical environment is being degraded by the waste and refuse of civilization polluting the atmosphere, thereby creating a situation which is detrimental to the health, safety, welfare, and sense of well-being of the people of California.