Member DashboardNAFEM helps drive EPA listing of refrigerants for medium-temperature use
Five years ago, NAFEM and others submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting their approval of refrigerants […]
Colorado, Virginia join efforts to phase down HFCs
Colorado and Virginia have joined California, Vermont, Washington and New Jersey in regulating the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), in the […]
EPA to consider costs/benefits of Clean Air Act regulations
The EPA issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) seeking comments on an internal process it would be required to […]
Senate reviewing feedback on draft AIM Act
The U.S. Senate Committee on Environmental and Public Works is reviewing comments submitted by NAFEM and others to the American […]
Awaiting news of DOE’s upcoming regulatory agenda
NAFEM continues to monitor information on DOE’s priorities following the closure of the comments period seeking input on the agency’s […]
No new EPA activity announced
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not announced anything impacting the commercial foodservice equipment industry since the outbreak of […]
CARB amends enforcement policy
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) enforcement policy was amended to clarify Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) enforcement and to acknowledge […]
Court rules against HFCs as replacement for ozone-depleting substances
In an April 7 ruling on Mexichem Fluor v. EPA, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit restored […]
NAFEM advocates for passage of AIM Act
The U.S. Senate’s American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act outlines a plan to phase down the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) over […]
Court rules against HFCs as replacement for ozone-depleting substances
In an April 7 ruling on Mexichem Fluor v. EPA, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit restored […]
U.S. agencies postpone payments, temper regulations
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has waived penalty payments from consent decrees until the end of May, according to […]
Delaware introduces proposed HFC prohibitions
Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has published proposed new HFCs regulation 1151, Prohibitions on Use of Certain […]