EPA Moves To Require TRI Reporting Of Facilities' H2S Releases

February 25, 2010
EPA is moving to require industrial facilities to report to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) their releases of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) due to its harmful health and ecological effects, a move that could open the door to stricter regulation of the practice under the Clean Air Act and other laws for scores of manufacturing, energy and agricultural facilities. The move is likely to be opposed by industry groups, who have long argued that the substance is not harmful enough to...


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