The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a delay of reporting requirements under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program.
“EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program is integral to protecting public health and the environment, supporting economic development, and ensuring the U.S. can compete in global markets where emissions reporting is required. Today’s announcement of another delay gives industry more time to pollute without providing the transparency the public deserves,” said Darin Schroeder, Legal and Regulatory Director at Clean Air Task Force (CATF). “Strong, transparent, and standardized reporting requirements provide regulators and industry critical information needed to reduce air pollution that harms public health and the climate. By delaying these requirements further, EPA is undermining that objective.”
The Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) was established in 2009 in response to congressional mandate and requires approximately 8,000 facilities across 47 source categories to report their greenhouse gas emissions annually to provide public and private decisionmakers with transparent, accurate, and comprehensive emissions data. For over fifteen years, data collected through the GHGRP has been used by state and federal policymakers, industry, and the public to guide national and state policy and regulation, and drive innovation that keeps harmful pollutants out of our air. For more details, see comments CATF and partners sent to EPA here.