Proposal Would Require Reporting of Greenhouse Gas

Washington, DC, March 11, 2009--The Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule on Tuesday that would require a broad range of industries report their greenhouse gas emissions.

The proposal would require about 13,000 factories, power plants and other facilities to report their emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and other gases that climate scientists link to global warming.

Companies would have to start collecting data on their 2010 emissions. The EPA estimates the registry would cost a total of $127 million a year."