The US EPA and OEHHA are hosting two joint virtual trainings on CalEnviroScreen and EJScreen for community members and non-profit organizations interested in using environmental justice (EJ) data tools in grant applications.

The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has selected vinyl acetate for the Carcinogen Identification Committee (CIC)’s review for possible listing under the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986.

The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) intends to list anthracene (CAS RN 120-12-7), 2‑bromopropane (CAS RN 75-26-3 [corrected as of June 27, 2023]), and dimethyl hydrogen phosphite (CAS RN 868-85-9) as known to the state to cause cancer.

The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment is adopting revised cancer inhalation unit risk (IUR) and slope factors for cobalt and water-soluble cobalt compounds for use in the Air Toxics Hot Spots program for use in the Air Toxics Hot Spots Program.

A meeting of the Carcinogen Identification Committee (CIC) was held virtually on June 13, 2023. A recording of the full meeting is available online.

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.