EPA Eyes Fall Timeline For Proposed HFC Limits, 2023 For Reclamation Rule

EPA is aiming for a fall release of a suite of proposed sector-specific restrictions for the use of climate-warming hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a major rule that would complement the agency’s ongoing efforts to implement a 15-year phasedown of the potent greenhouse gases often used in air conditioning and refrigeration. In addition, the agency late last month reached a deal with an environmental group to propose by September 2023 leak management requirements for equipment that uses HFCs, and to finalize that rule...