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Please see the new StoryMap on the 10-year anniversary of the first public version of CalEnviroScreen to learn about how the tool was developed, has improved over time, been used to advance environmental justice, and come to serve as a national model. In recognition of the collaborative process the informed the tool, the StoryMap contains numerous quotes from users of the tool and key people that have contributed their time, expertise, and opinions to help shape CalEnviroScreen over the years.

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. Also released is the response to public comments on CalEnviroScreen 4.0.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment is adopting new Reference Exposure Levels for 1-Bromopropane for use in the Air Toxics Hot Spots Program. Reference Exposure Levels are airborne concentrations of a chemical that are not anticipated to result in adverse noncancer health effects for specified exposure durations in the general population, including sensitive subpopulations. 

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Effective April 21, 2023, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment is adding 1,1,1-trichloroethane and leucomalachite green to the list of chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer for purposes of Proposition 65.

An updated fish advisory issued today for the San Francisco Bay provides safe eating advice for eighteen fish species, including new “do not eat” advice for Mississippi Silverside, Pacific Sardine, and Topsmelt.

Fish advisory for San Francisco Bay.

Fish advisory for Lauritzen Channel in Richmond inner Harbor.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is one of the six Boards, Departments, and Offices of the California Environmental Protection Agency. OEHHA's mission is to protect and enhance the health of Californians and our state's environment through scientific evaluations that inform, support and guide regulatory and other actions.

Advisory for fish taken from Pyramid Lake, a reservoir on Piru Creek near Castaic, California, in the Angeles and Los Padres National Forests, about 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles.  Advice based on mercury or PCBs.