PROTECTING ACCESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

EPA Proposes Trade Secrets Protections for GHG Reports

EPA (Jun 29 2010)

The EPA is seeking public comment on their  national greenhouse gas reporting program  to determine which industry-related greenhouse gas information should be made public and which non-emission data should be entitled to confidential treatment. The agency is now requiring underground coal mines, industrial water treatment systems, industrial waste landfills, and magnesium production facilities to report their emissions. The EPA is planning to provide data to the public by March 2011.