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Health Questions and Answers for beetleGONE® tlc insecticidal product
Questions and answers about the insecticide beetleGONE® tlc (Btg) used for Japanese beetle control
Dec 30, 2022, Program: Pesticides
Notice of Adoption Title 27, California Code of Regulations Article 5, New Section 25506 Exposures to Acrylamide in Cooked or Heat Processed Foods
The Office of Administrative Law approved the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s proposal to amend Title 27, California Code of Regulations by adopting Section 25506, originally proposed as Section 25505.
Dec 23, 2022, Program: Proposition 65
Notice of Adoption of Cancer Inhalation Unit Risk and Slope Factors for 1-Bromopropane
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is adopting new cancer inhalation unit risk (IUR) and slope factors for 1-Bromopropane (1-BP) for use in the Air Toxics Hot Spots Program.
Dec 9, 2022, Program: Air
Maps & Data
New CalEnviroScreen 4.0 data dashboard released. The dashboard is an interactive online tool used for filtering and visualizing the latest CalEnviroScreen data. Users can filter CalEnviroScreen 4.0 data by geography (county, city, or legislative district) and by any combination of the results from the 21 indicators. A tutorial video and user guide are available.
Dec 1, 2022, Program: CalEnviroScreen
Updated Statewide Advisory for Fish that Migrate Offers Safe-Eating Advice for Five Species
An updated statewide advisory issued today for fish that migrate in California rivers, estuaries, and coastal waters provides safe-eating advice for American Shad, Chinook (King) Salmon, Steelhead Trout, Striped Bass and White Sturgeon.
Nov 16, 2022, Program: Fish
Updated Fish Advisory for the Central and South Delta Offers Safe-Eating Advice for Several Species
An updated fish advisory issued today for the Central and South Delta in Contra Costa, Sacramento, and San Joaquin counties provides safe-eating advice for American Shad, black bass species, bullhead species, catfish species, Common Carp, crappie species, Goldfish, Sacramento Sucker, small baitfish species, Steelhead Trout, Striped Bass, sunfish species, and White Sturgeon.
Nov 16, 2022, Program: Fish
New report shows rapidly accelerating effects of climate change, demonstrates importance of state actions
Press Release about CalEPA’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment today released the fourth edition of its Indicators of Climate Change in California Report, documenting the wide-ranging impacts that global fossil fuel reliance has had on the state’s weather, water supplies, plants and animals, and human health, including Tribes.
Nov 1, 2022, Program: Climate Change
Safe Harbor Warning Regulation for Exposures to Acrylamide from Food
On October 26, 2022, the Office of Administrative Law approved the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment’s proposal to amend Title 27, California Code of Regulations by adding new subsection 25607.2(b) to Section 25607.2. The regulation will be effective on January 1, 2023.
Nov 1, 2022, Program: Proposition 65
2022 Report: Indicators of Climate Change in California
This 2022 report presents indicators of climate change describing how California’s climate is changing and how these changes are affecting the state and Tribal Nations.
Nov 1, 2022, Program: Climate Change
Proposition 65 Law and Regulations
Information on the background of Proposition 65 and links to specific regulatory content.
Oct 13, 2022, Program: Proposition 65

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