Environmental group urges EPA to halt illegal HFC imports

September 3, 2021
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is urging EPA to retain measures to halt illegal imports of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in its proposal to phase down the potent greenhouse gas by 85 percent in 15 years, just ahead of the agency’s plan to finalize the rule later this month. The Cooling Post , which focuses on the air-conditioning and refrigeration industry, reports that EIA “has pleaded” with EPA to “stick to its guns” on its HFC phasedown proposal, warning that any effort...


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