Environment

Court rules against required replacement of HFCs in existing equipment

In early April, the Washington D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated parts of a 2016 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […]


04.19.2019

Reminder of required CARB disclosure statement for equipment with refrigerants

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has confirmed mandatory disclosure statement language for motor bearing, new refrigeration equipment with acceptable refrigerants for […]


04.19.2019

Canada implements HFC reduction regulation similar to EPA SNAP

As a signatory to the Montreal Protocol agreement to phase out the production and consumption of ozone-depleting substances, Canada has […]


04.19.2019

No news on CA NOx emissions standards

NAFEM continues to monitor for news on California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) potential standards to measure and reduce NOx […]


04.19.2019

CARB clarifies disclosure requirements during two NAFEM-led conference calls

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


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

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

Listen to NAFEM’s California HFC compliance call

California Air Resources Board (CARB) officials participated in a call with NAFEM members Thursday, Jan. 31, to discuss how to […]


02.04.2019

CARB climate regulations inform the federal agenda

CARB climate regulations inform the federal agenda With the fifth largest economy in the world, California has many opportunities and […]


01.22.2019