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California releases CalEnviroScreen 5.0

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SACRAMENTO — The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) today released CalEnviroScreen 5.0, an update to the state’s mapping tool that identifies communities hardest hit by multiple pollution sources. Combining data from multiple environmental, health and socioeconomic indicators, the state has used CalEnviroScreen to focus resources and environmental protection actions where they are needed most.

What’s new in CalEnviroScreen 5.0
CalEnviroScreen 5.0 adds two additional indicators – Small Air Toxic Sites and diabetes -to capture additional factors that reflect a community’s pollution burden. These additions were prioritized for inclusion by communities during the update process… Read the Press Release (7/01/26) Check out Disadvantaged Communities (DAC) designation webpage

State Launches a New Feature to CalHeatScore to Make Extreme Heat Info Accessible to More Californians

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SACRAMENTO – With summer around the corner and in the wake of a record-setting March 2026 heatwave, California is announcing a new feature to integrate California Communities Extreme Heat Scoring System (CalHeatScore) data into a wide range of applications to help Californians stay safer during extreme heat. CalHeatScore, released last year, is a cutting-edge tool to forecast and rank the risk hot weather poses to public health and connect Californians with available resources to stay safe during extreme heat events. Read the press release. (5/21/26)

Governor Newsom delivers $46 million to help address the federally managed water crisis at the border

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SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the availability of $46 million in voter-approved Prop 4 funding to combat the ongoing water quality issues at the California-Mexico border, while calling on the Trump administration to fulfill its responsibility to deliver a permanent fix to the federally managed Tijuana River wastewater treatment facility at the center of the crisis. This adds to the $38 million previously allocated by the state as it continues to wait for the federal government to meet its obligations. Read the press release. (6/11/26)