The EPA proposes scrapping the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program requiring 8,000 facilities to disclose annual emissions, claiming $2.4 billion in "regulatory burden" relief. Administrator Zeldin frames transparency requirements as "bureaucratic red tape," while petroleum companies stand to save $256 million annually—85% of total compliance costs. The move eliminates public accountability for industrial polluters while suspending oil and gas reporting until 2034, revealing how deregulation rhetoric masks corporate cost-cutting priorities over environmental oversight.
EPA Eliminates Corporate Emissions Transparency Under Deregulation Banner
The EPA proposes scrapping the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program requiring 8,000 facilities to disclose annual emissions, claiming $2.4 billion in "regulatory burden" relief. Administrator Zeldin frames transparency requirements as "bureaucratic red tape," while petroleum companies stand to save $256 million annually—85% of total compliance costs. The move eliminates public accountability for industrial polluters while suspending oil and gas reporting until 2034, revealing how deregulation rhetoric masks corporate cost-cutting priorities over environmental oversight.