Advocacy

Colorado considers appliance energy efficiency standards bill

Colorado’s General Assembly is considering a bill specifying that commercial dishwashers, fryers, hot food holding cabinets and steam cookers, along […]


03.21.2019

CARB answers members’ HFC compliance questions

Given the newness of the Jan. 1 California Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) bans, NAFEM members have many unanswered questions […]


03.19.2019

Court postpones hearing on EPA HFCs

The U.S. Court of Appeals has postponed oral arguments in a lawsuit against a 2016 EPA rule banning certain HFCs […]


02.25.2019

Expect delays at U.S. ports

Flexport freight forwarder and customs broker reports extremely long delays at many U.S. ports, including Miami, Chicago, Memphis, New York/New […]


02.25.2019

NAFEM tariff survey findings sent to national media, elected officials

More than 80 percent of respondents to a recent NAFEM member survey reported that tariffs on Chinese imports and imported […]


02.25.2019

Chinese import tariff increases delayed

President Trump will delay plans to increase tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports. Items on List 3  of the Section 301 […]


02.25.2019

USMCA review proceeds

Despite the government shutdown, the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) says it will meet the March 5 deadline for its report to […]


02.25.2019

Efforts underway to restrict presidential tariff powers

Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate have reintroduced the Trade Security Act of 2019. If passed, the Act would […]


02.25.2019

NAFEM joins with more business leaders to advocate for removal of tariffs

Acting out of concern for trade in general and specifically for downstream users of imported steel and aluminum, as well […]


02.25.2019

CARB answers members’ HFC compliance questions

Given the newness of the Jan. 1 California Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) bans, NAFEM members have many […]


02.25.2019