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

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is cautioning homeowners, HVAC contractors, and service technicians of the safety hazards related to recharging existing home air conditioning systems with a propane-based refrigerant.

Recipients of the 2016 Energy Star Partner of the Year Award include Beazer Homes, The Home Depot, General Motors, and Verizon.

In a settlement announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Oregon Ice Cream Co. has agreed to make safety improvements and upgrade its refrigeration equipment to prevent ammonia refrigerant releases at its manufacturing facility in Eugene, Oregon.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Panasonic Eco Solutions North America with a 2016 Energy Star® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award for its continued leadership in protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency achievements.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program has proposed to list as acceptable, subject to restrictions, the use of propane in certain commercial refrigeration applications.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the 2016 Climate Leadership Award recipients who will be honored for their leadership in helping fight climate change. Ingersoll Rand, Davidson, North Carolina, will be presented with an Organizational Leadership Award for phasing out HCFCs and other refrigerants.

Two seafood processing and cold storage companies, Ocean Gold Seafoods Inc. and Ocean Cold LLC, have agreed to cut R-22 refrigerant releases from leaking refrigeration equipment at their facilities in Westport, Washington, and pay $495,000 in penalties for environmental violations.

Radon is a radioactive gas that occurs naturally in the environment and can cause serious adverse health effects in those who are exposed to it. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared January as National Radon Action Month. This is an effort to raise radon awareness in both home and business owners.

In 2014, Hypertherm fulfilled 100 percent of its domestic energy requirements with the purchase of more than 18 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of green power — enough to power 2,000 American homes for a year.