Trump-Appointed EPA Plans to Let Most Polluters Stop Reporting CO2 Emissions
- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to eliminate reporting requirements for most greenhouse gas emissions, reducing oversight from 8,000 to 2,300 facilities.
- Experts express concern that losing emissions data will hinder accountability and complicate future climate policy efforts.
- The new policy shift may lead to increased emissions and less accountability for industrial polluters, according to environmental advocates.
- Critics highlight that stopping emissions tracking could adversely affect international climate agreements and cooperation.
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Trump’s EPA plans to stop collecting greenhouse gas emissions data from most polluters
Climate experts expressed shock and dismay at the move. “It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill,” one said. By � ...


EPA move to end climate emissions tracking leaves public in the dark
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is planning to gut a key greenhouse gas reporting program, making it harder to track the country’s biggest climate polluters.Sharon Lerner reports for ProPublica.In short:A Trump-appointed EPA official is pushing to eliminate emissions reporting for most industrial polluters, slashing oversight from 8,000 to just 2,300 facilities.The Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program has tracked up to 90% of U.S. climate p…
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