US environment agency could end reporting of greenhouse gas emissions

US environment agency could end reporting of greenhouse gas emissions

Curated from US news | The Guardian — Here’s what matters right now:

The mandatory program, which required 8,000 facilities to report their release, will be ended to reduce ‘bureaucratic red tape’ The US Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Friday a rule to end a mandatory program requiring 8,000 facilities to report their greenhouse gas emissions – an effort the agency said was burdensome to business, but which leaves the public without transparency around the environmental impact of those sources. The agency said mandatory collection of GHG emissions data was unnecessary because it is “not directly related to a potential regulation and has no material impact on improving human health and the environment”. Continue reading...

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Original reporting: US news | The Guardian

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