New Developments Include Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting and OSHA Compliance Guidance

摘要

EPA greenhouse gas reporting rule mandated by Congress will impact a broad range of industry sectors As part of the 500 billion dollar omnibus budget package that President Bush signed on December 26, 2007, Congress inserted a last-minute provision that requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a mandatory program for U.S. companies to report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by June 2009. The one-paragraph mandate appropriates 3.5 million dollars for EPA to establish the new GHG emissions reporting program for "all sectors of the economy" under its existing authority under the Clean Air Act. This new rule could significantly impact a broad range of industry sectors and set the stage for future regulatory controls on GHG emissions.