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Impacts of climate change in California significant and increasingly stark, new report says: Pioneering efforts to reduce climate change drivers are working, but climate adaptation and mitigation efforts must continue
Report covers temperature, wildfires, drought, Sierra Nevada snowmelt, species migration, shifting ranges of many species of California plants and animals.
May 9, 2018, Program: Climate Change
Advisory for Lake Del Valle in Alameda County Offers Safe Eating Advice for Six Species of Fish
The advisory issued provides safe eating advice for black bass species, Channel Catfish, Inland Silverside, Striped Bass, sunfish species, and Threadfin Shad.
May 8, 2018, Program: Fish
Lake Del Valle
Safe fishing advisory for Del Valle reservoir.  Advisory based on mercury.
May 8, 2018, Program: Fish
Notice of Adoption of Reference Exposure Levels for Ethylene Glycol Mono-N-Butyl Ether
The adopted RELs cover different types of exposure to EGBE in air: infrequent 1-hour exposures, repeated 8-hour exposures, and continuous long-term exposure.
May 4, 2018, Program: Air
Water Quality Assessment for Rural Communities in Imperial County
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment and the California Environmental Protection Agency have partnered with Comite Civico Del Valle, Inc. and the University of Washington to examine the quality of canal water used for domestic purposes in the Imperial Valley. Their study, “Water Quality Assessment for Rural Communities in Imperial County,” has the following aims: • Identify and quantify contaminants in the canal water at connections to Imperial households.
Apr 23, 2018, Program: CalEnviroScreen
Proposed Amendments to Article 6 Clear and Reasonable Warnings Section 25603 Consumer Product Exposure Warnings Content for on Product Warnings for Listed Chemicals in Pesticides Regulated Under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) proposes to amend Article 6 of Title 27 of the California Code of Regulations[1], section 25603.
Apr 23, 2018, Program: Proposition 65
Cache Creek
Fish advisory for Cache Creek.
Apr 20, 2018, Program: Fish
Legg Lake
Advisory based on mercury and PCBs. For information relating to biotoxins from harmful algal blooms (HABs) that may be found in California water bodies, see below.
Apr 12, 2018, Program: Fish
OEHHA Issues 100th Fish Advisory: Guidelines for Legg Lake in LA County Provide Safe Eating Advice for Four Species of Fish
The advisory issued provides safe eating advice for sunfish, black bass, carp, and Channel Catfish species.
Apr 12, 2018, Program: Fish
Veterinarian Outreach Letter from Interagency Working Group on Harmful Algal Bloom Related Illnesses
Bringing attention to the upcoming harmful algal bloom (HAB) season and offering assistance for responding to HAB-related illnesses in animals. Requesting assistance with reporting HAB events and HAB-related human and animal illnesses to the state centralized system.
Apr 11, 2018, Program: Risk Assessment

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