EPA Delays 2025 Greenhouse Gas Reporting Deadline
Official: Extending the Reporting Deadline Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for 2025; Correcting Amendments
Reading: Extending a reporting deadline does not change the underlying requirement to report emissions or reduce them; it only delays compliance timing for an existing rule.
The change applies to all facilities that must track and report their climate pollution to the federal government.
In clear language
The EPA is pushing back the deadline for companies to report their 2025 greenhouse gas emissions under federal law. This gives businesses extra time to file their required emissions reports. The change applies to all facilities that must track and report their climate pollution to the federal government.
How does this affect you?
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Who does this affect?
- Industrial facilities, power plants, and other large polluters in New Jersey that report greenhouse gas emissions
- Companies nationwide required to comply with EPA emissions-reporting rules
- State environmental regulators who review and track facility emissions data
What can you do?
- If you work at a regulated facility, confirm your company knows the new reporting deadline
- Check NJ Department of Environmental Protection communications for any state-level guidance on the extended deadline
In the press
The EPA delayed requirements to cut methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas, extending reporting and compliance timelines for affected facilities under federal greenhouse gas regulations.
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