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Fish advisory for Success Lake in Tulare County.

A state fish advisory issued today for Success Lake in Tulare County provides safe eating advice for black bass species, Common Carp, Rainbow Trout, and Threadfin Shad.

 OEHHA has received a request to hold a public hearing on the proposed amendments, and has scheduled a public hearing on May 10, 2021, that can be viewed on YouTube. There are two ways that you can view the Public Hearing.

Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announces the release of Interpretive Guideline 2021-01.

Information on the dates of the regional workshop on the draft CalEnviroScreen 4.0. Learn about proposed updates to the tool, get answers to your questions, and provide public comment.

 A state report released today finds that consumption of synthetic food dyes can result in hyperactivity and other neurobehavioral problems in some children, and that children vary in their sensitivity to synthetic food dyes.

The final report presents the available information on neurobehavioral effects of synthetic food dyes from studies in children and from studies in experimental animals.  

At the request of the Dow Chemical Company, OEHHA hereby extends the request for information on 1,3-dichloropropene that will inform OEHHA’s development of a safe harbor level for this chemical. The request for information will now close on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. 

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is releasing a draft document for public review, summarizing the toxicity and derivation of proposed Reference Exposure Levels (RELs) for Chromium (Trivalent) and Inorganic Water-Soluble Trivalent Chromium Compounds (Cr(III)).

We will gather remotely to hear and collect perspectives and information on the climate change impacts being experienced by tribal communities in Southern California