Lawmakers Should Preserve OEHHA, Opinion Pieces Say
In two separate opinion pieces, John Balmes -- director of the Northern California Center for Occupational and Environmental Health -- and Gina Solomon -- a physician and senior scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council -- argue the Schwarzenegger administration's proposal to eliminate the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
- "My View: Hazard Assessment Agency Has a Vital Role" (Balmes, Sacramento Bee, 6/2).
- "Muzzling the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, a California Pollution Watchdog" (Solomon, Los Angeles Times, 6/2).