The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has delayed the deadline for industrial facilities to report their 2025 greenhouse gas emissions under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program.

The reporting deadline has been pushed from March 31 to Oct. 30, 2026, while EPA reviews potential changes to the program, which requires power plants, refineries and many manufacturing facilities to submit annual emissions data.

The agency is also considering broader revisions that could significantly narrow the scope of the program by eliminating reporting requirements for several industry categories.

“Environmental reporting should drive results, not just paperwork,” said James Lee, managing director of public policy services for the Ohio Manufacturers’ Association (OMA). “If federal rules are forcing companies to spend more time reporting emissions than reducing them, the system needs to be reconsidered.”

OMA said the review could provide regulatory relief if the current reporting framework imposes compliance burdens that outweigh its policy value. 3/4/2026