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EPA Delays RMP Amendments Until 2019

Existing Risk Management Program will remain in effect as recent amendments are reviewed
Ron Rajecki
August 14, 2017
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has delayed the effective date of certain amendments to its Risk Management Program (RMP) rule until Feb. 19, 2019.
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Secretary Perry and Secretary Ross Hail

August 8, 2017

U.S. Secretary of Energy, Rick Perry, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross, welcomed the announcement from the Government of Ukraine that Ukrainian state-owned power generation company Centrenergo PJSC will purchase American thermal coal ahead of the upcoming winter season. 


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Environmental Groups Prepare to Sue the Trump Administration

Litigation centers on the administration’s decision to delay specific regulations
Samantha Sine
Samantha Sine
July 31, 2017
The Sierra Club, a grassroots environmental organization, announced it would be joining nonprofit public interest law organization, Earthjustice; the Consumer Federation of America; the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC); and a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) delays in issuing new energy-efficiency standards for ceiling fans, freezers, boilers, and commercial and consumer goods.
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DOE Promotes James M. Owendoff

July 17, 2017

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that James M. Owendoff, who has served as a senior advisor to the assistant secretary in the office of Environmental Management (EM) since January 2010, has been named principal deputy assistant secretary in the office of Environmental Management.


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DOE Publishes a Final Rule

Rule pertains to certain equipment classes of WICF refrigeration systems
July 13, 2017

The U.S Department of Energy (DOE) has published a final rule in the Federal Register in the certain equipment classes of walk-in cooler and freezer (WICF) refrigeration systems — 82FR31808 (July 10, 2017).


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HARDI Conquers Capitol Hill

HARDI Fly-In event opens communication with legislators in Washington
Samantha Sine
Samantha Sine
June 26, 2017
Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) took the concerns of the HVACR industry straight to Washington via its annual HARDI Congressional Fly-In May 23-24.
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Important HVAC Regulations to Watch Out for in 2017

Four changes contractors should be aware of
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Todd Bryant
June 23, 2017

Even without the administration passing much new legislation concerning contractors, there are already a number of HVAC regulations that contractors need to keep in mind this year. Some have already went into effect while others will be rolling out soon.


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Industry Preps for Impending RTU Standards

New rooftop regulations heralded as the ‘largest energy-saving standards in American history’
Samantha Sine
Samantha Sine
June 19, 2017
A set of recently enacted energy conservation standards for commercial air conditioners, heat pumps, and warm-air furnaces, otherwise known as rooftop units (RTUs), are set to go into effect in 2018 and 2023 and should, most definitely, be on the radar of all commercial HVAC contractors and manufacturers.
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Statement by Secretary Rick Perry on President Trump's Announcement Regarding the Paris Accord

June 19, 2017

According to Secretary Rick Perry, in a statement released June 1, 2017, “Today, the president announced that the U.S. will no longer be bound by an agreement unilaterally entered into by the Obama administration. This was neither submitted to nor ratified by the U.S. Senate and is not in the best long term economic interest of the U.S. President Trump’s decision will prove to be the right course of action and one I fully support.


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