Environment
December at-a-glance … environment
A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of the Army proposed rule seeks comments on the agencies’ intent to […]
November at-a-glance…environment
Work is in process to respond to the six-month “tolerance” granted by Quebec’s Ministry of Environment and Fight Against Climate Change (MOE) […]
October at-a-glance … environment
Quebec’s Ministry of Environment and Fight Against Climate Change (MOE) has granted six months’ tolerance beyond the original implementation deadline for the province’s […]
EPA issues Final Rule on HFC phase down
U.S. hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) production and imports are slated to be cut by 85 percent over 15 years from 2011-2013 baselines, […]
September at-a-glance … environment
Sweden’s HYBRIT announced that it has produced the world’s first carbon-free steel. Traditional steel is created in blast furnaces using […]
August at-a-glance … environment
Since Berkley, California’s 2019 ordinance banning natural gas hook-ups in new buildings, 49 of the state’s cities have adopted similar […]
July at-a-glance … environment
In its July 6 comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), NAFEM urged the agency to fully consider the […]
June at-a-glance … environment
NAFEM continues to represent members’ perspectives on the hydrofluorocarbon stepdown allowances proposed under the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act […]
May at-a-glance … environment
Based on member feedback during a mid-May conference call to discuss the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) pending efforts to […]
April at-a-glance … environment
The Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the phase down of ozone-depleting […]