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Comment Period on the Notice of Intent to list emissions from combustion of coal as known to the State to cause cancer under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986

Correction of a typographical error on  the maximum allowable dose level (MADL) for potassium dimethyldithiocarbamate.

OEHHA has provided a number of comments on the risk characterization methodology and conclusions on the draft RCD for Propargite.

Effective May 24, 2013, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is adding clomiphene citrate to the list of chemicals known to the State to cause cancer for purposes of Proposition 65.

Comment Period - Proposed Section 25904 Listings by Reference to the California Labor Code and Proposed Amendments to Section 25302 Science Advisory Board

Announcement of two public pre-regulatory workshops on June 17, 2013: possible regulation concerning the listing of chemicals under the Proposition 651 Labor Code mechanism ; and possible amendments to the regulations governing qualifications for members of the Carcinogen Identification Committee (CIC) and the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee (DART-IC).

Announcement of a Public Workshop on a Possible Regulation Concerning the Listing of Chemicals under the Proposition 65 Labor Code mechanism

Announcement of a Public Workshop on Proposed Amendments to Section 25302, Regulations Governing Qualifications for Members of the Carcinogen Identification Committee (CIC) and the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee (DART-IC)

Information on CalEnviroScreen 1.0, including the report, a summary of major changes from the 1.0 draft, response to major comments, and sensitivity analysis.

CalEnviroScreen 1.0 is a science-based tool that identifies the California communities most burdened by pollution from multiple sources and most vulnerable to its effects.