{"id":4746,"date":"2025-04-10T18:22:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T18:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywoodjesus.com\/home\/?p=4746"},"modified":"2025-04-10T18:22:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T18:22:46","slug":"trumps-epa-plans-to-scale-back-greenhouse-gas-data-collection-critics-say-its-a-gift-to-polluters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodjesus.com\/home\/trumps-epa-plans-to-scale-back-greenhouse-gas-data-collection-critics-say-its-a-gift-to-polluters\/","title":{"rendered":"TRUMP\u2019S EPA PLANS TO SCALE BACK GREENHOUSE GAS DATA COLLECTION\u2014Critics Say It\u2019s a Gift to Polluters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">In a move that\u2019s sparking serious environmental concerns, the&nbsp;<strong>Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)<\/strong>&nbsp;under the Trump administration is preparing to&nbsp;<strong>drastically reduce the collection of greenhouse gas emissions data<\/strong>&nbsp;from industrial facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The planned rollback would&nbsp;<strong>cut the number of reporting facilities from about 8,000 down to just 2,300<\/strong>, with most of the remaining facilities being in the oil and gas industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>WHAT\u2019S CHANGING?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This shift would primarily impact the EPA\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program<\/strong>, which tracks emissions from a wide range of sectors. Under the new plan, only a fraction of facilities would be required to report their emissions, which&nbsp;<strong>critics argue could severely weaken the country\u2019s ability to monitor climate-related data<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">EPA Administrator&nbsp;<strong>Lee Zeldin<\/strong>&nbsp;has defended the decision, calling the program&nbsp;<strong>\u201cburdensome\u201d to small businesses<\/strong>, and referencing&nbsp;<strong>Project 2025<\/strong>\u2014a far-right policy roadmap that includes scaling back environmental oversight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>WHY CRITICS ARE SOUNDING THE ALARM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Environmental experts, climate advocates, and several policymakers are calling the move&nbsp;<strong>short-sighted and dangerous<\/strong>. By reducing emissions reporting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">The U.S. risks\u00a0<strong>losing credibility in global climate discussions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Policymakers and scientists would have\u00a0<strong>less accurate data<\/strong>\u00a0to work with.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Industrial polluters could operate with\u00a0<strong>far less public accountability<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">One climate advocate compared the rollback to&nbsp;<strong>\u201cunplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a critically ill patient.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Critics are also highlighting&nbsp;<strong>conflicts of interest<\/strong>\u2014notably, political appointees&nbsp;<strong>Abigale Tardif<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Aaron Szabo<\/strong>, who both helped shape this rollback, previously&nbsp;<strong>worked as lobbyists for the petroleum and chemical industries<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Tardif is reported to have&nbsp;<strong>directed EPA staff to draft a rule that would eliminate reporting requirements for 40 of the 41 industrial sectors<\/strong>&nbsp;currently included in the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>BUSINESS AND CLIMATE IMPACTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Interestingly, many businesses have&nbsp;<strong>supported the emissions reporting program<\/strong>, noting it helps them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Track progress on sustainability goals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Create transparent reports for investors and consumers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Meet international standards for environmental responsibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Scaling the program back could make it&nbsp;<strong>harder for U.S. companies to compete in a global economy where climate accountability is becoming a business imperative<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The EPA\u2019s proposed rollback is expected to draw&nbsp;<strong>legal challenges, public backlash, and intensified scrutiny<\/strong>&nbsp;as it moves forward. With the 2024 election cycle heating up, the fight over environmental data may become a defining issue in the broader debate about America\u2019s role in combating climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">As the story unfolds, one thing is clear:&nbsp;<strong>the battle over data is also a battle over accountability, transparency, and the future of U.S. climate policy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>More info here: https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/article\/trump-epa-greenhouse-gas-reporting-climate-crisis<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One thing is clear:\u00a0the battle over data is also a battle over accountability, transparency, and the future of U.S. climate policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[19],"tags":[741,5961,5964,5955,644,161,517,5965,5962,5959,5963,5958,5957,787,5956,5949],"class_list":{"0":"post-4746","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-741","9":"tag-aaron-szabo","10":"tag-abigale-tardif","11":"tag-accountability","12":"tag-climate-change","13":"tag-credibility","14":"tag-donald-trump","15":"tag-earth","16":"tag-epa","17":"tag-global-economy","18":"tag-lee-zeldin","19":"tag-legal-challenges","20":"tag-public-backlash","21":"tag-stewardship","22":"tag-transparency","23":"tag-trump"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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