Trump’s EPA has announced an appalling proposal to repeal the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, which provides critical public information about climate pollution, like carbon dioxide and methane, from the country’s largest emitters. This after trying to undo strong power plant, mercury, and tailpipe pollution protections, trying to weaken chemical safety safeguards, putting oil and gas pollution standards on hold, and attempting to completely wipe out its responsibility to curb greenhouse gas emissions. This EPA is on a POLLUTION SPREE that is putting our health and safety at grave risk.
Tell EPA: Save the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
Repealing the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program doesn’t just erase data, it erases accountability. Without it, we cannot track progress, hold polluters responsible, or make informed decisions to protect public health. You can’t solve a problem without knowing where it begins or how severe it is; you can’t fix what you can’t measure. Eliminating this program would remove the tools we rely on to safeguard children and families.
That’s why Moms spoke out last week at EPA’s virtual public hearing about this outrageous proposal. Here are a few of their most powerful testimonies:
Pita Juarez, Arizona
We see the impacts of climate change all around us. Every year, our wildfires grow more destructive, wiping out the little green space we have left where people can breathe fresh air. Extreme heat, something every Arizonan knows too well, is getting worse and also taking lives. This summer, we lost a neighbor who already faced health issues and didn’t have air conditioning in her home. That tragedy was preventable, yet it happened here in our community.
That’s why EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program is so important. The program monitors climate pollution, including carbon dioxide and methane, from the nation’s largest sources, giving us vital public information about what’s fueling climate change and supercharging extreme weather. This data empowers the public, policymakers, and businesses to take action and hold polluters accountable.
Elizabeth Hauptman, Michigan
Every day, I think about my son’s future. Despite our efforts to protect him, he is growing up in a world already shaped by climate change. In Michigan, we’ve seen hotter summers, destructive floods, tornadoes, wildfire smoke, and unpredictable storms. Across the country, children face worsening hurricanes, flash flooding, and heatwaves that threaten their health and safety. Taking away the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program won’t protect them—it will make the danger greater, the solutions more costly, and the path to safety even more uncertain.
Read Elizabeth’s full testimony.
Vanessa Lynch, Pennsylvania
When my kids were infants, one of their favorite games was peek-a-boo. At that young age, when you cover your eyes, the entire world disappears from existence because your mind does not understand object permanence—the idea that things can exist even when you don’t see them. We cover our eyes to the amount of greenhouse gas that exists at our own peril because, as all adults know, many things exist even though we can’t see them.
Climate change is real. The science is clear, but our government is choosing to turn its back on what it knows to be true. I’m concerned about our children and the generations of people who could lose their trust in the science they were encouraged to ignore.
Read Vanessa’s full testimony.
Kiya Stanford, Georgia
The health impacts of climate change are proven to disproportionately harm vulnerable populations like children, the elderly, lower-income populations and communities of color. As a Black woman, with aging parents, and a desire to grow a family, I will undoubtedly feel the effects of this repeal in my lifetime. Not collecting the data won’t make the effects go away but will exacerbate their impact on vulnerable populations.
Climate scientists have been clear that we need to prioritize cutting climate pollution now for the safety of future generations, and the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program is critical to making that happen. Removing it would be like removing the smoke detector from a burning building because you are tired of the noise. The fire won’t stop just because the alarm is gone.