EPA, Refrigerants Company Clash Over Jurisdiction In HFC Credit Lawsuit

A refrigerant manufacturer is clashing with EPA over which appellate court should hear the company’s suit over EPA’s allocation of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) allowances to the firm under the agency’s phasedown program for the climate-warming chemicals, with the case potentially serving as a marker for similar future challenges. Choice Refrigerants, formally known as RMS of Georgia, says its suit concerns only local issues and thus should be considered by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, while EPA argues...