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EPA Moves to End Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
EPA Moves to End Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
8,000-plus Emitters would save $303M Annually in Compliance Costs, EPA Estimates
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the reporting is not mandated under the Clean Air Act, has no bearing on the environment or public health, and imposes hundreds of millions of dollars a year in compliance costs on American businesses.
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