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California issues draft Air Protection Blueprint
CARB, the California Air Resources Board, has issued a draft of its Air Protection Blueprint identifying impacted communities and strategies […]
U.S. Supreme Court asked to review District Court’s decision to vacate EPA SNAP rule
Attorneys general from 17 states and the District of Columbia have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the U.S. […]
NAFEM responds to EPA request for rulemaking process improvements
On August 13, NAFEM submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – Increasing Consistency […]
USTR announces third, proposed list of $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese imports
On July 10, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released a proposed list of Chinese imports, found in Annex A of a draft Federal Register notice, […]
NAFEM awaiting feedback from DOE on Energy Conversations Standards discussion
In March, NAFEM submitted comments in response to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) to inform its Energy Conservation Standards Program Design. […]
ENERGY STAR ad-hoc project work continues
Building on the industry’s successful steam-cooker component inspection pilot program that combined ENERGY STAR energy-efficiency verification testing with quarterly product […]
NAFEM joins EPA SNAP discussions
Conversation continues in Washington, D.C., around how to successfully ban the use of certain hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) commonly used in commercial […]
Supreme Court nominee on the environment
In the July 10 edition of Bloomberg Environment, writer Fatima Hussein notes that in the 2017 case Mexichem Fluor v. EPA, […]
CA proceeding with plans to ban HFCs
Prohibitions on the use of certain refrigerants by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to reduce to greenhouse gas emissions […]
CA considers promoting new refrigerant technologies
California Senate Bill 1013 currently before the general assembly would promote the adoption of new refrigerant technologies – including low-global-warming-potential refrigerants […]