In March 2024, Michael Hart of San Diego, California was arrested and charged with smuggling HFCs into the United States from Mexico. This was the first prosecution in the United States to include charges related to the AIM Act, which prohibits...
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In February, I wrote about the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program mandating a reduction in the production and use of HFC refrigerants for residential and light commercial HVAC systems. The HFC phasedown program, as it is known, was the...
Read more✕ As part of the AIM Act, the EPA is phasing down production and consumption of HFCs to 15% of their baseline levels in a stepwise manner by 2036 through an allowance allocation and trading program. EPA has issued allowances to entities that...
Read more✕ As the U.S. phases down HFC production under the AIM Act, the HVACR industry is facing significant pressure to manage these refrigerants more effectively to avoid potential shortages. This effort largely depends on recovering and reclaiming...
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On July 11, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule to phase down the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), aiming for a 40% reduction from historic levels between 2024 and 2028. This action supports the goals of the...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a final rule to establish a new program to better manage, recycle, and reuse HFCs under the AIM Act. This is the third component of the AIM Act, which mandates that EPA reduce the...
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Even though it was handed a decisive defeat by the pen of the U.S. U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in June 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency has laid to rest its quest to ban non-refillable refrigerant...
Read more✕ The HVAC industry is undergoing another refrigerant transition due to federal legislation known as the AIM Act, which mandates the phasedown of high-GWP refrigerants like R-410A. That means by the end of 2024, manufacturers must transition...
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The residential heating and cooling industry is facing unprecedented regulatory changes from both federal and state mandates. Government leaders from 24 states have instituted ambitious residential heat pump transition plans with some considering...
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a one-year extension for VRF systems using high-GWP HFCs, so those HVAC contractors and manufacturers who have been worrying about the unsold inventory brought on by the AIM ACT, can breathe...
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As part of the AIM Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is mandating a 700 GWP limit for most new comfort cooling equipment starting January 1, 2025. As that deadline quickly approaches, it’s time for contractors and technicians to...
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