A bipartisan group of senators has raised concerns about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed repeal of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat from Rhode Island, and Kevin Cramer, a Republican from North Dakota, sent a letter to the EPA urging reconsideration of its plan to eliminate most mandatory emissions reporting.
The EPA released its proposed rule in September. If enacted, it would remove all emissions reporting requirements under the GHGRP except for those related to the methane emissions tax set to begin in 2034 under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The proposal is part of a broader energy agenda by the Trump Administration aimed at increasing U.S. oil and gas production.
According to EPA estimates, removing these reporting requirements could save affected businesses more than $300 million annually. However, some experts warn that eliminating this data collection could hinder informed policymaking and complicate how federal agencies determine eligibility for certain tax credits.
Director of Energy and Environmental Policy Shuting Pomerleau stated: “Eliminating this reporting requirement would make it more difficult to enact informed public policy and could further complicate the federal government’s ability to determine eligibility for certain tax credits.”
