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rule for GHGs. The measure was included in a $500 billion omnibus budget
that was signed into law by President Bush and will require U.S. compa-
nies to report their GHG emissions. The law did not specify, however, which
industries must report or how often they must report.
Overall, the EPA would inventory approximately 85–90 percent of U.S.
GHG emissions—from about 13,000 facilities across the nation. The GHGs
included in the inventory include CO
2
, CH
4
, N
2
O, HFCs, peruorocarbons,
SF
6
, and other uorinated gases, including nitrogen triuoride and hydro-
uorinated ethers. The collected data will include the total GHG emissions
from all sources as well as each gas by category. Once a facility has met the
requi ...