Global Warming Data: Confidential or Accessible?

This article by the Associated Press discusses the new policy proposal made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding greenhouse gases emission which is opposed by many companies. The proposal requires major-greenhouse-gases-emitting companies to publish their data of greenhouse gases emission online. The EPA thinks that the data should be available online to enable public to participate in determining whether a company’s greenhouse gases emissions exceed the limit, and thus should be reduced. However, those companies argue that revealing the data means revealing their secrets to the public, including their competitors.
The writer simply reports the EPA’s point of view and the opposing companies’ views about the policy, meaning that his/her opinion is not included in the article. Also, from the way he/she writes the news, I think the writer does not show any kind of favor to one of the opposing parties (the EPA and the companies). Therefore, the both sides of the argument are presented fairly.
The Associated Press (AP), as far as I know, is credible. Although media (in this case, press) sometimes modifies articles or news about science to make it more “ear-catching,” AP is, at least, one of the most reliable news agencies.

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