Environment

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 […]


05.28.2020

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 […]


05.28.2020

CARB amends enforcement policy

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) enforcement policy was amended to clarify Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) enforcement and to acknowledge […]


05.28.2020

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 […]


04.30.2020

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 […]


04.30.2020

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 […]


04.30.2020

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 […]


04.30.2020

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 […]


04.30.2020

State-by-state HFC updates

Across the U.S., numerous efforts are underway to help achieve carbon neutrality by the 2050 goal set by many countries […]


03.26.2020

CARB previews additional approaches for reducing GHG emissions

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently held a webinar to discuss additional ways it might further reduce GHG emissions from the industrial sector […]


03.26.2020