Environmental Geochemistry Issues Semi-Monthly

Enbridge Dealt New Setback After Judge Pushes Back Decision on Line 3 Pipeline (Lorraine CHOW, EcoWatch ; December 28, 2017) https://www.ecowatch.com/enbridge-line-3-minnesota-2520471632.html Featured Documentation: Enbridge Energy Sandpiper Pipeline and Line 3 Replacement Projects [Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Environmental Impact Report (EIR); May 2014] http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/eia/documents/enbridge/spp_l3_eir.pdf Website: Honor the Earth http://www.honorearth.org/

Just a small news article that caught my eye this morning.  Written by Alan SCHER ZAGIER of the Associated Press , this particular article draws attention to an Oil sands pipeline that is quietly on the "fast-track" to being approved in the American Midwest. Swift approval sought for Midwest oil pipeline - CapitalGazette.com: Nation ( N. B.:    Original Blog Posting Date  - July 17, 2013 ) Active Article hyperlink : http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/swift-approval-sought-for-midwest-oil-pipeline/article_adf45a72-b26f-58c1-9932-aad691724647.html Previously... Enbridge Inc. plans installation of new oil pipelines in Brandon, Rose, Springfield and Groverland townships (Monica DRAKE, News-Herald ; July 29, 2012) http://www.thenewsherald.com/news/enbridge-inc-plans-installation-of-new-oil-pipelines-in-brandon/article_ac6ebc1f-e202-513d-bd36-d4b485465fe8.html Enbridge Line 6B Oil Pipeline Replacement EIR Report: Stockbridge...

Flint Accused of Violating Agreement to Replace Lead Service Lines (Merritt KENNEDY, NPR News ; December 28, 2017) https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/28/574112798/flint-accused-of-violating-agreement-to-replace-lead-service-lines E. P. A. Wanted Years to Study Lead Paint Rule.  Its Got 90 Days (Lisa FRIEDMAN, New York Times ; December 27, 2017) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/27/us/epa-lead-paint.html Why Lead Standards Matter (Hannah CHANG,  EarthJustice ; December 27, 2017) https://earthjustice.org/blog/2016-october/why-lead-standards-matter Featured Appeals Court Documentation:  United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit  ( Case No. 16-72816 .  Lead Opinion ; December 27, 2017) https://earthjustice.org/sites/default/files/files/lead_opinion_2017-12-27.pdf Selected Research Publications: Case studies and evidence based approaches to addressing urban soil lead contamination (LAIDLAW et al. , 2017) https://sch...

Update: Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Several Pesticides; Notice of Availability (EPA Notice, Federal Register ; February 27, 2018) https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/02/27/2018-03986/registration-review-draft-human-health-andor-ecological-risk-assessments-for-several-pesticides     Federal Register Notice for  EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0720; FRL-9973-07               https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-27/pdf/2018-03986.pdf N. B.:   Please note that Glyphosate Case 0178 , D ocket ID number   EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0361, is located on the aforementioned new Federal Register Notice docket number as the fourth listed pesticide on page 8478 under the following title:  " TABLE - DRAFT ASSESSMENTS BEING MADE AVAILABLE FOR  PUBLIC COMMENT - Continued"   Selected Glyphosate Documentation: Registration Review - Preliminary Ecologica...

How oil spills increase infant deaths in Nigeria (Chukwuma MUANYA, The Guardian Nigeria ; 12 October 2017) https://guardian.ng/news/how-oil-spills-increase-infant-deaths-in-niger-delta/ Featured Research Article: The Effect of Oil Spills on Infant Mortality:  Evidence from Nigeria (BRUEDERLE and HODLER, 2017) https://www.cesifo-group.de/DocDL/cesifo1_wp6653.pdf Also...  Anger seethes on margins of historic clean up in Nigeria's delta (Libby GEORGE, Reuters ; November 8, 2017) https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-delta-environment/anger-seethes-on-margins-of-historic-clean-up-in-nigerias-delta-idUSKBN1D81WF 400 indigenous workers deployed as Bodo clean up begins (Ann GODWIN, The Guardian Nigeria ; 02 October 2017) https://guardian.ng/news/400-indigenous-workers-deployed-as-bodo-cleanup-begins/ United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)  Documentation: Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland, Nigeria -  Executive Summa...

UPDATE: EPA Delays Lead and Copper Rule Again, Promises 'War on Lead' (Brett WALTON,  Circle of Blue Water News ; December 15, 2017) http://www.circleofblue.org/2017/world/epa-delays-lead-copper-rule-promises-war-lead/ EPA Seeks Input from State Partners and Lead and Copper Rule [Press Release, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (U. S. EPA) ; December 14, 2017] https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-seeks-input-state-partners-lead-and-copper-rule Documentation: Lead and Copper Rule Federalism Consultation Invitation Letter  [Peter GREVATT, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water - U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (U S. EPA) ; December 14, 2017] https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2017-12/documents/lcr_federalism_consultation_letter.signed.12_14_17.pdf Final Report of the Lead and Copper Rule Working Group To the National Drinking Water Advisory Council  (August 24, 2015 ) https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2017-01/document...

Appeals Court Upholds Grand Canyon Uranium Mining Ban : Center for Biological Diversity (Press Release, Center for Biological Diversity ; December 12, 2017)

How Close is Too Close for Hydraulic Fracturing? (Sarah DEROUIN, Water in the West - Stanford University; November 27, 2017) http://waterinthewest.stanford.edu/news-events/news-insights/how-close-too-close-hydraulic-fracturing N. B.:   Originally spotted on  Aquafornia Water News - Water Education Foundation. Hydraulic fracturing near domestic groundwater wells (JASECHKO and PERRONE, 2017) http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2017/11/21/1701682114 Hydraulic fracturing near domestic groundwater wells (Research Brief, Water in the West - Stanford University) http://waterinthewest.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/Hydraulic%20Fracturing%20RB_Final.pdf Selected Publications: Impact to Underground Sources of Drinking Water and Domestic from Production Well Stimulation and Completion Practices in the Pavillion, Wyoming Field (DIGIULIO and JACKSON, 2016) http://www.chc4you.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Water-contamination-from-fracking_stanford-pavillion3.pdf P...

French Court Temporarily Bans Two Pesticides Over Possible Threat to Bees (David LEETSMA, EcoWatch ; November 27, 2017) https://www.ecowatch.com/france-pesticide-bees-sulfoxaflor-2512915823.html Sulfoxaflor:  le juge des réferés suspend l'autorisation des pesticides Closer et Transform (Laurent RADISSON, Actu-Environnement ; 24 novembre 2017) https://www.actu-environnement.com/ae/news/sulfoxaflor-Closer-Transforme-neonicotinoides-suspension-refere-tribunal-Nice-Generations-Futures-Anses-30119.php4#xtor=ES-6 Sulfoxaflor - A Chiral Neonicotinoid: Chemistry: Cyanamide, N-[methyloxido[1-[6-(trifluoromethyl)-3- pyridinyl]ethyl]-λ 4 -sulfanylidene] CAS No. 946578-00-3 [ CAS Registry, American Chemical Society (ACS) ] https://www.cas.org/motw/sulfoxaflor ISOCLAST ™  Active (Dow AgroSciences) http://msdssearch.dow.com/PublishedLiteratureDOWCOM/dh_0916/0901b803809167bf.pdf?filepath=productsafety/pdfs/noreg/233-01024.pdf&fromPage=GetDoc Sulfoxaflor Material Da...

Concerned Citizens and Environmental Groups Stop Oil Train in its Tracks : A coalition of concerned citizens, environmental groups, and health and safety advocates successfully challenged the approval of a massive refinery and rail project that will further harm air quality in the San Joaquin Valley and subject residents in several states to the catastrophic risks of a derailment involving scores of tanker cars filled with explosive Bakken crude oil. (Press Release, EarthJustice ; November 21, 2017) Refinery project involving Bakken crude dealt legal setback (Steven MAYER,  Bakersfield Californian ; November 21, 2017) http://www.bakersfield.com/news/refinery-project-involving-bakken-crude-dealt-legal-setback/article_357816dc-cf15-11e7-adb7-d71e1a0ccc00.html Appeals Court Document: Alon Bakersfield Refinery Project Opinion ( Court of Appeals of the State of California, Fifth Appellate Distict - 11/21/2017) https://earthjustice.org/sites/default/files/files/2017-11-21...

Meetings and Webinars on the Amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) [ US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) ] https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/meetings-and-webinars-amended-toxic-substances-control Upcoming Dates in December 2017 : Public Meeting on Progress Implementing the New Chemicals Review Program Under Amended TSCA ( December 6, 2017 from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST ) Online Registration  - In Person or Remote Participation ( Eventbrite ) https://epa-ncrp.eventbrite.com/ Public Meeting on Approaches for Identifying Potential Candidates for Prioritization for Risk Evaluation Under Amended TSCA    ( December 11, 2017  from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm  EST ) Online Registration - In Person or Remote Participation ( Eventbrite ) https://epa-prioritization.eventbrite.com/ N. B.:   Agendas and Meeting Materials are available for download at the aforementioned US EPA  "Meetings and Webinars on the Amended...

California Adopts Rules on Agricultural Pesticide Use near Schools and Day-Care Centers (News Release, Charlotte FADIPE - California Department of Pesticide Regulation ;  November 7, 2017) http://www.cdpr.ca.gov/docs/pressrls/2017/110717.htm California bans use of some farming pesticides near schools (Jocelyn GECKER, Associated Press/San Francisco Chronicle ; November 7, 2017) http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/medical/article/California-bans-some-pesticides-near-schools-12339075.php California to limit spraying farm pesticides near schools and day care centers (Robert RODRIGUEZ, The Fresno Bee ; March 16, 2017) http://www.fresnobee.com/news/business/agriculture/article138892568.html Publications: TITLE 3. California Code of Regulations, Division 6. Pesticides and Pest Control Operations, Chapter 3. Pest Control Operations, Subchapter 2. Work Requirements.   Article 5 - Pesticide Use Near School Sites; Sections 6690, 6691 and 6692.  ( California Depar...

New California Groundwater Sustainability Guide Bridges Gap Between Technical Experts and Community Members (Press Release, Union of Concerned Scientists ; October 26, 2017) http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/california_groundwater_sustainability_guide#.WfozkltSzIU Union of Concerned Scientists Publications: Getting Involved with Groundwater http://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2017/10/ws-report-CAtoolkit-en.pdf Participe en el manejo de su cuenca http://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/attach/2017/10/ws-report-CAtoolkit-sp.pdf Website : Sustainable Groundwater Management in California ( Union of Concerned Scientists ) http://www.ucsusa.org/global-warming/regional-information/california-and-western -states/sustainable-groundwater-management-act#.WfoxZltSzIU And for those within Central Valley, CA... SGMA Groundwater Sustainability Plan Workshop (PowerPoint Presentation) [ California Department of Water Resources (DWR) ; September 20, 2017] ...

New!   California becomes eighth state to require licensed child care centers to test and remediate lead in water [Lindsay MCCORMICK, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) ; September 24, 2018] http://blogs.edf.org/health/2018/09/24/california-becomes-eighth-state-to-require-licensed-child-care-centers-to-test-and-remediate-lead-in-water/ Few California school districts have tested for lead, even though it's free (Jill TUCKER, San Francisco Chronicle ; August 13, 2018) https://www.sfchronicle.com/education/article/Few-California-school-districts-have-tested-water-13150281.php Lead contamination found in water at 7 Oakland schools [Jill TUCKER, San Francisco Chronicle (SF Gate) ; October 26, 2017] http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Lead-contamination-found-in-water-at-7-Oakland-12310183.php The thousands of locales where lead poisoning is worse than Flint (M. B. PELL and Joshua SCHNEYER, Reuters; December 19 2016) http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-l...

Fracking Chemicals Linked to Neurodevelopmental Health Impacts [New Events - Press Release, Center for Environmental Health (CEH) ; October 25, 2017] Featured Research Article: Neurodevelopmental and neurological effects of chemicals associated with unconventional oil and natural gas operations and their potential effects on infants and children (WEBB et al. , 2017) https://www.degruyter.com/downloadpdf/j/reveh.ahead-of-print/reveh-2017-0008/reveh-2017-0008.pdf

Legislators, health advocates to address Kern's 'deeply entrenched' inequities (Harold PIERCE, Bakersfield.com ; October 12, 2017) http://www.bakersfield.com/news/health/legislators-health-advocates-to-address-kern-s-deeply-entrenched-inequities/article_1f64a384-aeda-11e7-ab70-37a688 Reports : Kern County:  Geography of Inequity and Opportunities for Action ( San Joaquin Valley Health Fund/UC Davis Center for Regional Change/The California Endowment ; October 2017) http://www.shfcenter.org/assets/SJVHF/SJVHF_Kern_County_Report_Oct_2017.pdf California's San Joaquin Valley:  A Region and its Children under Stress ( Sierra Health Foundation/W. K. KELLOG Foundation/UC Davis Center for Regional Change ; January 2017) http://www.shfcenter.org/assets/SJVHF/A_Region_and_Its_Children_Under_Stress-Web.pdf Websites : The Center at Sierra Health Foundation http://www.shfcenter.org/home Center for Regional Change ( College of Agricultural and Environmental Scie...

EPA Installs Barrier, Valve In Mine That Spilled Toxic Waste : The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is installing a barrier and valve inside an inactive Colorado mine to prevent another surge of toxic wastewater like a 2015 blowout that contaminated rivers in three states. (Dan ELLIOTT, Associated Press/CBS Denver Channel 4 News ; September 20, 2017) Yet... Gold King Mine:  EPA Refuses to Pay Spill Damages (Alysa LANDRY, Indian Country Today ; January 16, 2017) https://indiancountrymedianetwork.com/news/environment/gold-king-mine-epa-refuses-pay-spill-damages/ Selected Publications : Understanding the Gold King Mine Spill  (CHIEF et al ., 2016) https://www.superfund.arizona.edu/sites/superfund.arizona.edu/files/u70/understanding_the_gold_king_mine_spill_v13_preamble_final.pdf Post Gold King Mine Spill Investigation of Metal Stability in Water and Sediments of the Animas River Watershed (RODRIGUEZ-FREIRE et al ., 2016) https://www.researchgate.net/profile...

On August 16, 2017, I had the unique opportunity of participating in person at the  "Land Subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley"   - a  Water Education Foundation (WEF) Event - on the CSU Fresno Campus in Fresno, CA. To those who might be interested in the various presentations made by Researchers from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) , the  National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA-JPL) , the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) , and the Central California Irrigation District,  a copy of the Briefing Agenda and five (5) Power Point presentations may be accessed via the following Water Education Foundation hyperlink: Land Subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley Briefing (August 16, 2017) http://www.watereducation.org/foundation-event/land-subsidence-san-joaquin-valley Also... Melting snowpack and sinking land threaten Valley communities with flooding (Marc BENJAMIN, The Fresno Bee ; April 1, 2017) htt...

Preparing for the August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse : On Aug. 21, 2017, the moon will pass in front of the sun and cast a shadow upon all of North America, coast-to-coast, for the first time since 1918. The Great American Eclipse is 2 Weeks Away.  Are you Ready? (Calla COFIELD, Space.com ; August 7, 2017) https://www.space.com/37726-solar-eclipse-2017-2-weeks-away.html Map: Total Solar Eclispe on August 21, 2017  (NASA) https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/eclipse_full_map.pdf Website: NASA - Total Solar Eclipse  https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2017Aug21Tgoogle.html

Hong Kong cleans up greasy beaches after palm oil spill | AFP.com [ Agence France Presse (AFP) ; August 7, 2017] Also... Multiple beaches polluted by spilled palm oil from sunken ship ( Ejinsight.com ; August 7, 2017) http://www.ejinsight.com/20170807-multiple-beaches-polluted-by-spilled-palm-oil-from-sunken-ship/ Map of the Pearl River Estuary ( Xiaoyan Chen Huiwang Gao Xiaohong Yao Zhenhua Chen Hongda Fang Shufeng Ye ; FigShare; 23.07.2013) Soko Islands viewed from Tian Tan Buddha on Lantau  (Millevache, Wikimedia Commons; October 24, 2013) By Millevache - Own work . Cropped version of File:Island from Tian Tan Buddha.JPG by User:Mimihitam , CC BY-SA 3.0 , Link

How Much Drinking Water Has California Lost to Oil Industry Waste?  No One Knows (Lauren SOMMER, KQED Science ; August 3, 2017) https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/03/how-much-drinking-water-has-california-lost-to-oil-industry-waste-no-one-knows/

The Poison Papers:  Documenting the Hidden History of Chemical and Pesticide Hazards in the United States https://www.poisonpapers.org/ N. B.:   " The Poison Papers is a project of the Bioscience Resource Project of Ithaca, NY and the Center for Media and Democracy of Madison, WI . Both organisations are 501(c)(3) non-profits." Research Study :   Chemical Time Bomb (Janine COHEN and Karen MICHELMORE,  Four Corners - ABC News Australia ; July 23, 2013) http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2013/07/22/3806111.htm N. B.:   Examines the historic and continued use of Dioxin containing herbicides and the detrimental impact on human health in Australia. Website:   Tracking Pollutant Release and Transfers in North American:  The North American PRTR Project [ Committee for Environmental Cooperation ( CEC ) ] http://www.cec.org/our-work/projects/tracking-pollutant-releases-and-transfers-north-america-north-american-prtr-project ...

Cal Water advises customers to boil water : Officials said the area bordered by Drake Street on the north, Spruce Street on the east, 21st Street on the south, and Oak Street on the west are the customers being advised to boil their water. (Esteban RAMIREZ, Kern Golden Empire ; July 29, 2017) Bakersfield:  Boil Water Advisory Issued for Small Portion of Cal Water's Bakersfield District ( California Water Service ; July 29, 2017) https://www.calwater.com/2017-0729-bk-boil/

EWG’s Nationwide Tap Water Transparency Report is Here: New Database Details Pollutants in Virtually All U.S. Public Water Systems : Starting today, the vast majority of Americans can learn about every potentially harmful chemical in their drinking water and what scientists say are the safe levels of those contaminants. EWG’s new national Tap Water Database is the most complete source available on the quality of U.S. drinking water, aggregating and analyzing data from almost 50,000 public water systems in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. [Press Team; Environmental Working Group (EWG) ; July 26, 2017] For comparison and contrast... Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR) - Find You Local CCR Search Tool (U. S. Environmental Protection Agency) https://ofmpub.epa.gov/apex/safewater/f?p=136:102::::::

EPA's push to weaken clean water rule could hit Colorado's groundwater, fishing, brewing, tourism and beyond (Bruce FINLEY, Denver Post ; July 10, 2017) http://www.denverpost.com/2017/07/10/epa-clean-water-act-colorado-industries/ EPA and Army Corps seeks to rescind clean water rule (Valerie VOLCOVICI, Reuters ; June 27, 2017) http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-regulation-idUSKBN19I2L0 Documentation: EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0203 https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2017-07/documents/2017-13997.pdf Intention to Review and Rescind or Revise the Clean Water Rule ( Federal Register, Vol. 82, No. 42 - Proposed Rules ; Monday, March 6, 2017) https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2017-03-06/pdf/2017-04312.pdf EPA and Army Corps' Rule to Define "Waters of the United States" (Claudia COPELAND,  Congressional Research Service ; January 5, 2017) https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43455.pdf Clean Water Rule (WOTUS) Federal Register, Vol. 80, No. 124  ( Rules ...

Trump administration officially files to make it easier to frack public lands (Samantha PAGE, ThinkProgress ; July 24, 2017) https://thinkprogress.org/blm-fracking-regulation-repeal-e446d9959b1e EPA Releases Final Report on Impacts from Hydraulic Fracturing Activities on Drinking Water (New Releases, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); 12/13/2016) https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-releases-final-report-impacts-hydraulic-fracturing-activities-drinking-water U. S. tightens rules for disclosing chemicals used in fracking (Matthew DALY and Josh LEDERMAN, Associated Press/PBS News Hour ; March 20, 2015) http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/u-s-tightens-rules-for-disclosing-chemicals-used-in-fracking/ Selected Documentation : Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas:  Impacts from the Hydraulic Fracturing Water Cycle on Drinking Water in the United States ( EPA-600-R-16-236; December 2016) Executive Summary https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-12/d...

EPA staffers, Trump official clashed over new chemical rules (Annie SNIDER and ALEX GUILLÉN, Politico ; June 22, 2017) http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/22/trump-epa-energy-chemicals-clash-239875 Trump EPA Weakens TSCA Rules to Favor Chemical Industry  [Jennifer SASS, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC); June 22, 2017] https://www.nrdc.org/experts/trump-epa-weakens-tsca-rules-favor-chemical-industry One year and counting:  On its first anniversary, near term threats abound to implementation of our strong new chemical safety law [Richard DENISON, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) ; June 19, 2017] http://blogs.edf.org/health/2017/06/19/one-year-and-counting-on-its-first-anniversary-near-term-threats-abound-to-implementation-of-our-strong-new-chemical-safety-law/ New Toxic Substances Control Act:  An End to the Wild West for Chemical Safety? [Cory GERLACH, Science in the News (SITN) - Harvard University ; October 25, 2016] http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/f...

Big oil, small U. S. towns see new reward in old production technique (Ernest SCHEYDER, Reuters ; June 5, 2017) http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-oil-carbon-idUSKBN18W0GP Risk Analysis for   CO 2 sequestration at enhanced oil recovery sites [News Briefs, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) ; March 28, 2017] http://www.lanl.gov/discover/news-stories-archive/2017/March/carbon-sequestration.php Selected Recent Research Articles: Fundamentals of Carbon Dioxide-Enhanced Oil Recovery ( CO 2 -EOR) - A Supporting Document of the Assessment Methodology for Hydrocarbon Recovery using  CO 2 -EOR Associated with Carbon Sequestration  (VERMA, 2015) https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2015/1071/pdf/ofr2015-1071.pdf Carbon capture, storage and utilization techniques:  A critical analysis and comparison of their life cycle environmental impacts (CUÉLLAR-FRANCA and AZAPAGIC, 2015) http://ac.els-cdn.com/S2212982014000626/1-s2.0-S2212982014000626-main.pdf?_tid=6dc207d8-4a...

Registered in advance and attended this U. S. EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics meeting from 10:00 am to 12:46 pm PDT via remote access today (May 24, 2017)... Assignment and Application of the "Unique Identifier" Under TSCA Section 14; Notice of Public Meeting and Opportunity to Comment ( U. S. Federal Register ; May 8, 2016) https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/05/08/2017-09182/assignment-and-application-of-the-unique-identifier-under-tsca-section-14-notice-of-public-meeting Confidential Business Information under TSCA:  Frequent Questions of TSCA CBI ( U. S. EPA ) https://www.epa.gov/tsca-cbi/frequent-questions-about-tsca-cbi About the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory ( U. S. EPA ) https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory/about-tsca-chemical-substance-inventory News Articles : Off the Books II:  More Secret Chemicals [Research:  Environmental Working Group (EWG)] http://www.ewg.org/research/off-the-books-ii-more-secret-chemicals/in...