Overview

• The proposal would rescind the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, which since 2010 has collected annual emissions data from over 8,000 facilities across 47 source categories.
• EPA says the program is burdensome, not required under the Clean Air Act, and has no material impact on improving health or the environment, estimating up to $2.4 billion in industry cost savings over 10 years.
• If finalized, reporting would end for most large facilities, all fuel and industrial gas suppliers, and CO2 injection sites, removing the primary federal source of facility‑level emissions data.
• Methane data submission would continue only for companies subject to a waste emissions charge, with EPA proposing to pause broader oil‑and‑gas reporting until 2034 in line with recent legislation.
• Environmental groups and former EPA officials warn the rollback would obscure pollution from major sources and hinder state programs, investor disclosures, and obligations under the UN climate framework, with legal challenges expected after the comment period and hearing.