Appellate Judges Appear Skeptical Of EPA Power To Limit HFCs Under SNAP

Federal appellate judges appeared skeptical during recent oral arguments that EPA has Clean Air Act authority to limit hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), refrigerants that are potent greenhouse gases, under a program targeting ozone-depleting substances, suggesting Obama-era climate rules issued under the program could be in danger. Two judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit panel that heard oral arguments Feb. 17 in the case, Mexichem Fluor, Inc. v. EPA , asked tough questions of Department of...