More than half of supermarkets investigated were leaking refrigerant
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) recently released a report that it says exposes Walmart and other major U.S. supermarkets leaking potent greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Leaking Havoc: Exposing Your Supermarket’s Invisible Climate Pollution is the result of a months-long investigation of dozens of supermarkets in the greater Washington, D.C. area, including Maryland and Virginia, that focused on detecting leaked refrigerant in refrigerated aisles. The investigation, using industry-accepted leak detector technology, found over half of all stores investigated to be leaking refrigerants. Using an infrared camera, EIA captured video showing HFCs leaking out onto products in an open refrigerated display case in a store.