The Environmental Protection Agency moved on Friday to stop requiring thousands of polluting facilities to report the amount of heat-trapping greenhouse gases that they release into the air.
proposal would end requirements for thousands of coal-burning power plants, oil refineries, steel mills and other industrial facilities across the country.
The government has been collecting this data since 2010 and it is a key tool to track carbon dioxide, methane and other gases that are driving climate change.
continues to live up to the promise of unleashing energy dominance that powers the American dream,” Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A.
Critics said the proposal could hobble federal efforts to fight climate change, since the government cannot reduce emissions if it cannot track where they are coming from.
The Environmental Protection Agency moved on Friday to stop requiring thousands of polluting facilities to report the amount of heat-trapping greenhouse gases that they release into the air.
