EPA proposes greenhouse gas reporting requirement

Staring in 2011, facilities around the country may be required to report their greenhouse gas emissions for the first time.

The EPA made the announcement about the proposal on Tuesday, saying that facilities with more than 25,000 metric tons of emissions would be required to report under the program. This would mean that facilities such as car manufacturing plants, power generators, industrial chemical factories, and other similar industries would fall under the regulation.

Such facilities account for 80 to 85 percent of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, according to EPA estimates.

Awareness is certainly the first step in reversing the effects we are having on the environment with harmful emissions. Hopefully this program will increase awareness and encourage these facilities to reduce their emissions, making our environment safer for future generations.