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The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is adding molybdenum trioxide (CAS No. 1313-27-5) and indium tin oxide (CAS No. 50926-11-9) to the list of chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer for purposes of Proposition 65

OEHHA has scheduled a public hearing on March 11, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. The hearing will be conducted remotely and the public comment period for this regulatory action is being extended to March 29, 2021, to accommodate the hearing. There are two ways that you can view the Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Regulations under Article 6 – Short Form Warnings.

On February 22, 2021, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) released the draft CalEnviroScreen 4.0 for public comment. CalEnviroScreen is used to help identify California communities that are disproportionately burdened by multiple sources of pollution. OEHHA is hosting a webinar on March 3, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The webinar will be an opportunity for the public to learn about CalEnviroScreen and the major updates in the draft, ask questions, and provide comments.

On February 22, 2021, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) released the draft CalEnviroScreen 4.0 for public comment. OEHHA is hosting a webinar on March 3, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The webinar will be an opportunity for the public to learn about CalEnviroScreen and the major updates in the draft, ask questions, and provide comments.

An updated fish advisory for Silverwood Lake in San Bernardino County recommends no consumption of several of the nine fish species covered by the advisory, including new “do not eat” advice for bullhead species.

Graphical summaries of the Exploring Climate Change Connections Workshop presentations created by Adi Leigh Brown.

 State environmental officials released a draft update to California’s groundbreaking environmental justice tool, CalEnviroScreen, for public review and comment. The new draft version 4.0 updates the tool’s 20 existing pollution and vulnerability indicators with the latest data and improved methodology and adds a new indicator on children’s exposure to lead from housing. The new version also includes several other improvements to existing indicators that better capture pollution sources affecting Californians

Information on CalEnviroScreen 4.0, with links to press releases, map of the overall CalEnviroScreen 4.0 scores and additional data.

Oficina de Evaluación de Riesgos para la Salud Ambiental (OEHHA, por sus siglas en inglés) anuncia la disponibilidad del borrador de la nueva versión del Instrumento de Evaluación de la Salud Ambiental de las Comunidades de California: CalEnviroScreen 4.0

Summary from a December 2020 virtual workshop to provide a forum for exploring the scientific evidence for the interconnections between climate change and its impacts, and the implications for California. Discussions at the workshop will inform the 2021 edition of the report, Indicators of Climate Change in California.