Both underground mines and coal suppliers have been removed from the final rule on source categories required to report their greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) to EPA. The September 22 rule is designed to inform EPA of emissions from major domestic sources. The agency said it may ask for additional sources to report at a later time pending further review of comments and reporting options. An estimated 85 percent of total U.S. GHG emissions from about 10,000 facilities are covered under the rule. Since downstream users of coal would be included in the reporting requirements, NMA had argued that including coal operations would amount to double counting of emissions. The final rule is posted on EPA’s website but has not yet been published in the Federal Register.
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