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Following the Refugio Beach oil spill incident in Santa Barbara County, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife implemented a fisheries closure. Based on the following health evaluation, OEHHA recommended on June 29, 2015 that CDFW rescind the fishery closure order.
Jul 29, 2015, Program: Fish
Extension of comment period on the adoption of Maximum Allowable Dose Levels (MADLs) of 100 micrograms per day for oral exposure to atrazine, propazine, simazine, 2,3-diamino-6- chloro-s-triazine (DACT)*, des-ethyl atrazine (DEA), and des-isopropyl atrazine (DIA).
Jul 24, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
This regulatory action adds a section to the existing Proposition 65 implementing regulations that sets forth the criteria for listing chemicals by reference to Labor Code section 6382(b)(1), as required under Health and Safety Code section 25249.8(a).
Jul 21, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
Mateel Environmental Justice Foundation, Californians for Alternatives to Toxics, Ecological Rights Foundation and Center for Environmental Health petition the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to amend CCR, title 27, section 27001(b) to add glyphosate, malathion, tetrachlorvinphos and parathion to the chemicals listed under that section as known to the State to cause cancer
Jul 17, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
Notice of intent to list 1-bromopropane as known to the state to cause cancer via the authoritative bodies mechanism. Public comments and OEHHA's responses to those comments.
Jul 10, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
Center for Environmental Health petitioned the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment to repeal and/or amend its Proposition 65 regulation with respect to exposures to lead.
Jul 3, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
Intent to List CMNP (Pyrazachlor) and Sedaxane as known to the state to cause cancer via the authoritative bodies mechanism.
Jun 26, 2015, Program: Proposition 65
OEHHA convened a workshop to improve upon and explore new metrics for tracking climate change and its impacts on California’s water resources, oceans, fish and wildlife, forests, agriculture, and the health and well-being of the state’s residents.
Jun 17, 2015, Program: Climate Change
OEHHA assessed exposure of young children, women of child-bearing age, and adults to imidacloprid following treatment by the California Department of Food and Agriculture to control the Asian Citrus Psyllid.
Jun 15, 2015, Program: Pesticides
Proposal to adopt Proposition 65 Maximum Allowable Dose Levels (MADLs) for oral exposure to atrazine, propazine, simazine, 2,3-diamino-6-chloro-s-triazine (DACT)*, des-ethyl atrazine (DEA), and des-isopropyl atrazine (DIA) that induce reproductive toxicity by amending Section 25805(b) of Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations.
Jun 12, 2015, Program: Proposition 65