Advocacy

Court rules against HFCs as replacement for ozone-depleting substances

In an April 7 ruling on Mexichem Fluor v. EPA, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit restored […]


04.30.2020

U.S. agencies postpone payments, temper regulations

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has waived penalty payments from consent decrees until the end of May, according to […]


04.30.2020

Delaware introduces proposed HFC prohibitions

Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has published proposed new HFCs regulation 1151, Prohibitions on Use of Certain […]


04.30.2020

CBP postpones payment of some import duties

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has suspended the deadline for some duties, taxes and fees in response to the […]


04.30.2020

2019 top U.S. trade partners identified

According to the U.S. Census bureau, Mexico, Canada and China were again the largest U.S. trading partners in 2019. Mexico […]


04.30.2020

U.S. approves economic stimulus package

The White House and Senate leaders approved a massive stimulus package early Wednesday morning to help jolt the nation’s struggling […]


03.30.2020

ENERGY STAR® budget to include user fees

The President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2021 was released in February. It proposes cuts in EPA spending and that some of […]


03.30.2020

DOE final Process Rule awaiting publication

Now that the final U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Process Rule has been published in the Federal Register, the agency […]


03.30.2020

ENERGY STAR Specification updates

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regularly updates ENERGY STAR product specifications. Upcoming specification activities include: ENERGY STAR Water Coolers Draft […]


03.26.2020

NAFEM comments to DOE on setting energy-savings standards

At the same time it issued the updated Process Rule, DOE also issued a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking input on […]


03.26.2020

USTR Releases 2020 Trade Policy Agenda and 2019 Annual Report

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released the Trump administration’s 2020 Trade Policy Agenda and 2019 Annual […]


03.26.2020

DOE publishes final Process Rule

Now that the final U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Process Rule has been published in the Federal Register, the agency is expected to […]


03.26.2020