Groups of the Health Equity and Environment Action League Submit Comments to EPA Over Repeal of the GHG Reporting Program
WASHINGTON, DC—This week, organizations part of the Health Equity and Environment Action League (HEAL) submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opposing the repeal of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Program. The GHG Reporting Program provides critical data on facility and source-level emissions that public health officials, advocates, and communities rely upon to assess health risks and inform mitigation measures.
“For the millions of Americans living near active oil and gas wells or refineries, repeal of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program eliminates transparency and elevates risk,” wrote the groups. “Local data empowers residents and community groups to be firm advocates in holding facilities accountable and pushing elected officials to develop strong, protective standards. No efforts at state or local levels could sufficiently emulate the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program’s comprehensive reporting data at the same level of rigor or breadth.”
In September 2025, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a proposal to repeal the mandatory program, citing high costs for facilities and “bureaucratic red tape.” The proposal would remove reporting requirements for most large facilities across the country.
“The climate crisis is a public health crisis, and EPA’s proposed repeal of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program will exacerbate both,” wrote the groups. “At a time when millions of Americans are losing access to healthcare and millions more are seeing polluting data centers and energy generators built in their backyards, it is imperative that EPA uphold its mission to protect human health and the environment.”
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About the Health Equity and Environment Action League (HEAL):
The Health Equity and Environment Action League (HEAL) is a new coalition of environmental and health experts that seeks to bring together diverse partners in the health and environment spaces in pursuit of a shared mission: Addressing climate change as a public health issue and ensuring everyone has the right to clean air, water, and a healthy environment free from toxic threats. Members include Earthjustice Action, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice, Children’s Environmental Health Network, Duwamish River Community Coalition, New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance, Connecticut Coalition for Economic and Environmental Justice, The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, Center for Oil and Gas Organizing, and others.