EPA Will No Longer Collect Greehouse Gas Emissions Data
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it is ending its Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), effectively halting the federal requirement of polluters to report how much greenhouse gases they release into the atmosphere. As a result, there will be substantially less information about how many of these emissions are being put into the atmosphere every year. This is part of a broader effort by the Trump Administration to reduce regulation of the energy industry, and hinder broader efforts to fight climate change.
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