Articles Tagged with ''EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)''

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EPA 608 Changes Begin Jan. 1

Changes affect technicians, appliance disposal, reclaimers
January 3, 2018
There are a number of changes effective Jan. 1, 2018 regarding Section 608 of the Clean Air Act.
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Giant Eagle Recognized by GreenChill for Best Emission Rate

HillPhoenix honored for store certification excellence
October 30, 2017
Giant Eagle was recognized as the supermarket retail chain with the lowest corporate-wide refrigerant rate in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 2017 GreenChill Partnership Annual Achievements. The Port Townsend Food Co-op was recognized for having the lowest emissions rate among small/independent grocers.
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Chemours, Honeywell Challenge D.C. Court’s HFC Ruling

August decision ignored original directive, intent of EPA, companies say
October 4, 2017
The Chemours Co. and Honeywell have filed a petition for rehearing of an appeals court’s decision concerning the phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA’s) Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program.
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EPA Releases 2016 Refrigerant Reclamation Numbers

10.8 million lbs. is an increase of 1.3 million lbs.over 2015
September 5, 2017

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 10,804,918 lbs. of ozone-depleting refrigerant was reported as reclaimed by EPA-certified reclaimers in 2016. The total includes 9,409,494 lbs. of R-22.


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Two Views of the DC Court’s HFC Ruling

The EPA can’t use SNAP to phase down HFCs –is that a pointless sidetrack or a wise slowdown?
Ron Rajecki
September 5, 2017

It is said that every story has two sides, and two recent conversations I had with estimable members of the refrigeration industry vividly illustrated that. Both of these gentlemen have been involved in the industry for a long time -- one on the supplier side and one on the contracting side. The topic of both conversations was the ruling by a United States court of appeals that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cannot ban the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under Section 612 of the Clean Air Act. The topic was the same, but the conversations were very different.


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