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Oregon proposes new fees for tracking greenhouse gas emissions

Oregon environmental regulators are proposing fees ranging from $54 to $6,000 a year for 180 businesses required to report greenhouse gas emissions beginning in 2010.

The Department of Environmental Quality’s proposal would apply to sources from electric power plants to paper mills to landfills. It goes before the Environmental Quality Commission next month.

DEQ says the fees will pay for two staff members to implement the reporting program, provide workshops and technical assistance and audit emitters’ reports. The agency’s annual budget for greenhouse gas reporting is $330,000.

By Scott Learn, The Oregonian

Full Story: http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/oregon_proposes_new_fees_for_t.html

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