Groups Call on EPA to Reclassify Hydrogen Sulfide as Hazardous Pollutant

A coalition of community, public health, and environmental organizationsLINK has formally requested the Environmental Protection Agency list hydrogen sulfide (H2S) as a hazardous air pollutant under the Clean Air Act.

Hydrogen sulfide is a byproduct of CAFO manure as well as oil and gas drilling wells and refineries.

Well known to be rapidly lethal at higher concentrations, recent medical research has shown that remarkably low levels can cause genetic damage and serious permanent central nervous system damage.

Over 25 local and national organizations and individuals have asked the EPA administrator, Lisa Jackson, to add H2S to a list of 188 chemicals termed Hazardous Air Pollutants regulated by the Clean Air Act.

These organizations include the Sierra Club, Environmental Integrity Project, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund, Community In-Powerment and Development Association, and Citizens for Environmental Justice.