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EPA proposes to eliminate most mandatory greenhouse gas emission reporting requirements

Posted by Jon Elliott on Fri, Oct 03, 2025

On September 16, 2025, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposal to eliminate the vast majority of its longstanding Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), which requires thousands of facilities and organizations to report annual emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) (40 CFR part 98). (I’ve written about this program over the years, most recently when EPA issued massive revisions in April 2024 (see HERE). The remainder of this note briefly summarizes EPA’s latest interpretation and identifies the small portion EPA proposes to retain, and the existing GHGRP.  

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Tags: EPA, Greenhouse Gas, Clean Air Act, Climate, Environmental Compliance, EPA Regulations, EPA Standards, GHG Reporting, EPA enforcement, Climate Disclosure, Climate Risk, Air Quality

EPA delays deadline to report 2024 greenhouse gas emissions

Posted by Jon Elliott on Mon, Apr 28, 2025

Since 2011, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has administered an extensive Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), which requires thousands of facilities and organizations to report annual emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) (40 CFR part 98). Although reports are usually due by March 31 of the following year, EPA has delayed the deadline for reporting year (RY) 2024 until May 30, 2025. EPA cites delays in making the new version of its Electronic Greenhouse Gas Reporting tool (e-GGRT) available.

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Tags: EPA, Greenhouse Gas, sustainability, GHGRP, Environmental Compliance, Environmental Regulations, Carbon Reporting, GHG Reporting, Climate Reporting, Compliance Update, Emission Reporting, eGGRT