ACCA announced that Todd Washam, vice president of Public Policy & Industry Relations, has been tapped to join Administrator Wheeler’s team.

The EPA signed a rule that removed the leak repair and maintenance requirements on appliances containing 50 or more pounds of substitute refrigerants.

The NRDC, along with a coalition of states led by New York, declared victory in their lawsuit against the EPA.

The EPA cautioned that there are still concerns about air quality, both outdoor and indoor.

The regulatory landscape for refrigerants used in chillers has become more complicated, thanks to the court decision that declared the EPA is not authorized to regulate HFC refrigerants under the Clean Air Act.

According to a summary from AHRI, the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a decision to vacate the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA’s) Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Rule 21 last month in response to a lawsuit brought by Mexichem Fluor and Arkema, with Chemours and Honeywell joining the case on the side of the EPA.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is experiencing a bit of an existential crisis, doubting how much agency it really has to protect the environment when it comes to regulating refrigerants.

The U.S. HVAC industry considered (and largely still considers) an HFC phasedown to be inevitable.

When taxpayer dollars are spent to create regulations based on information the public isn’t allowed to access, some in the HVAC industry call foul.