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A state fish advisory issued today for Hensley Lake in Madera County provides safe eating advice for black bass species, catfish species, Common Carp, crappie species, and sunfish species.
| Program: Fish
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is adding molybdenum trioxide (CAS No. 1313-27-5) and indium tin oxide (CAS No. 50926-11-9) to the list of chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer for purposes of Proposition 65
| Program: Proposition 65
OEHHA has scheduled a public hearing on March 11, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. The hearing will be conducted remotely and the public comment period for this regulatory action is being extended to March 29, 2021, to accommodate the hearing. There are two ways that you can view the Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Regulations under Article 6 – Short Form Warnings.
| Program: Proposition 65
On February 22, 2021, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) released the draft CalEnviroScreen 4.0 for public comment.
| Program: CalEnviroScreen
An updated fish advisory for Silverwood Lake in San Bernardino County recommends no consumption of several of the nine fish species covered by the advisory, including new “do not eat” advice for bullhead species.
| Program: Fish
On February 22, 2021, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) released the draft CalEnviroScreen 4.0 for public comment. OEHHA is hosting a webinar on March 3, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The webinar will be an opportunity for the public to learn about CalEnviroScreen and the major updates in the draft, ask questions, and provide comments.
| Program: CalEnviroScreen
Graphical summaries of the Exploring Climate Change Connections Workshop presentations created by Adi Leigh Brown.
| Program: Climate Change
State environmental officials released a draft update to California’s groundbreaking environmental justice tool, CalEnviroScreen, for public review and comment. The new draft version 4.0 updates the tool’s 20 existing pollution and vulnerability indicators with the latest data and improved methodology and adds a new indicator on children’s exposure to lead from housing. The new version also includes several other improvements to existing indicators that better capture pollution sources affecting Californians
| Program: CalEnviroScreen
Information on CalEnviroScreen 4.0, with links to press releases, map of the overall CalEnviroScreen 4.0 scores and additional data.
| Program: Environmental Justice