Article | EPA proposes ending Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday proposed ending a program requiring large sources of greenhouse gases to report their emissions, a move that would halt public disclosure of the role that thousands of facilities play in driving climate change.
EPA pitched the proposal to scuttle its Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program as a cost-saving measure, though an overwhelming majority of the anticipated savings come from avoiding reporting provisions that have not gone into effect. It argued the Clean Air Act does not require EPA to collect information about greenhouse gases from businesses.
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