Advocacy
EPA considers rolling back HFC release rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a hearing on Oct. 16 to discuss rescinding a 2016 Section 608 Refrigerant […]
States commit to phase out HFCs
California, Connecticut, Maryland and New York have all committed to phase out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by adopting vacated rules 20 and 21 of the U.S. […]
Supreme Court will not review District Court’s decision to vacate EPA SNAP rule
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider a request from attorneys general from 17 states and the District of […]
100% clean electricity in Calif. by 2045
In September, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 100 setting a target of 100 percent clean electricity across the state by […]
Significant backlog of steel/aluminum import tariff exclusion requests
The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), which is overseeing the exclusion request process for […]
Filing for exclusions from Chinese import tariffs
Now that all three lists of Section 301 Chinese imports subject to tariffs have been finalized, the exclusion process has […]
NAFEM members speak out about negative effects of tariffs
The Trump administration has imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum and hundreds of products imported from China in what seems […]
NAFEM co-sponsors Trade Builds America Day in Washington, D.C.
On Sept. 25, NAFEM co-sponsored Trade Builds America, an event that attracted nearly 200 media, Capitol Hill staffers and influencers […]
All Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports now in effect
As part of the U.S. response to China’s unfair trade practices, all three proposed lists of items subject to tariffs […]
NAFTA conversations continue
Talks to update the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the U.S., Canada and Mexico continue with a tentative […]