EPA ISSUES GREENHOUSE GAS REPORTING RULES
News Date September 29, 2009
EPA issued the Final Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule this week which will require large sources and suppliers of greenhouse gasses (GHGs) to report their emissions. The rule will cover 10,000 facilities and approximately 85 percent of US GHG emissions. Under the rule, large CAFOs will be required to report emissions from their manure management systems. The House Interior Appropriations bill was amended by Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa) to prohibit federal funds for the implementation of the rule. This will be an item that the House-Senate conference committee will have to reconcile. (Contact: David Hickey or Nathan Bowen)