The Environmental Protection Agency has delayed the greenhouse gas reporting requirement again, extending the deadline until March. This decision is part of the Trump administration's strategy to lift regulatory burdens on the oil and gas industry.
What happened
The Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program was first formed in 2009 and has been collecting data from polluters since 2010. The program includes emissions data from facilities such as power plants, oil refineries, and manufacturing plants. The EPA proposed revising the program to remove reporting requirements for 46 out of 47 source categories, with the only exception being petroleum and natural gas systems.
The EPA has delayed the 2025 reporting requirements twice, with the original deadline being in March and then extended to October 30. Environmental and climate-focused groups have criticized the extension, stating that it will leave Americans without important information to understand and address pollution that causes climate change.
The delayed rule comes shortly after the EPA administrator announced plans to roll back parts of other Biden administration standards for oil and gas operations. The EPA plans to propose new rules regulating marginal wells, which account for less than 5% of the country's oil and gas supply but contribute to nearly 50% of the industry's emissions.
