Earth Equity News

EPA Proposes National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Registry. By Juliet Eilperin, WashPost, March 11, 2009. "The Environmental Protection Agency plans to establish a nationwide system for reporting greenhouse gas emissions, a program that could serve as the basis for a federal cap on the buildup of carbon dioxide and other gases linked to global warming. The registry plan, which was announced on Tuesday, would cover about 13,000 facilities that account for 85 to 90 percent of the nation's greenhouse gas output. It was drafted under the Bush administration but stalled after the Office of Management and Budget objected to it because the EPA based the rule on its powers under the Clean Air Act."