On September 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed to permanently remove 46 source categories from the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. According to the EPA Tool (FLIGHT) 179 polluting industrial facilities located in Florida will no longer have to report their greenhouse gas emissions to the EPA.
Four of these industrial plants are in Manatee County, including Tropicana Manufacturing, Gulfstream Station, Lena Road Landfill, and Manatee Power in Parrish, Florida. The Bee Ridge Landfill and the Central County Solid Waste Disposal Complex in Sarasota County will also be exempt from reporting their greenhouse gas releases.
Additionally, four phosphoric acid production plants in Florida (Mosaic Bartow Facility, Mosaic New Wales Facility, Mosaic Riverview Facility, and White Springs Agricultural Chemical, Inc.) will no longer be required to report their greenhouse gas emissions…