Effective January 3, 2025, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has added vinyl acetate to the Proposition 65 list as a carcinogen. This listing was done via the “State’s Qualified Experts” mechanism, based on the Carcinogen Identification Committee’s (CIC) determination that this chemical was clearly shown to cause cancer.

Effective December 8, 2025, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has added the developmental toxicity endpoint to the reproductive toxicity listing of bisphenol S (BPS) under Proposition 65. This addition was done via the “State’s Qualified Experts” listing mechanism, based on the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee’s determination that this chemical was clearly shown to cause developmental toxicity.

Human health impacts (heat, wildfire smoke and air quality) webinar: Bridging Science and Action.  The sixth in the series, co-convened with the California Department of Public Health and the California Air Resources Board, addresses the impacts of heat, wildfire smoke and changes in air quality on Californians’ health, and efforts underway to address them.

This webinar is the fifth in the series, co-convened with the Ocean Protection Council. It will address the impacts of climate change on California’s oceans and coasts, and efforts underway to address them.