October ’25 at-a-glance … environment

EPA considers relaxing HFC requirements 

EPA issued a proposal to relax certain compliance deadlines and thresholds of its October 2023 Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020. Current compliance dates for the October 2023 rule vary from Jan. 1, 2025, to Jan. 1, 2028. EPA’s proposal is in response to four administrative petitions to reconsider certain aspects of the October 2023 rule, and four more recent requests to make certain additional adjustments to specific regulatory subsections and compliance dates. Comments are due Nov. 17.