By Kerry Stackpole The Biden-Harris Administration recently issued new improvements to the Lead and Copper Rule requiring drinking water systems nationwide to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years. Plumbing Manufacturers International...
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EPA is counting on increased recovery and reclamation in order to maintain existing HVAC equipment, and finally, the numbers are going in the right direction. In 2020, just 1.6% of HFCs sold had been reclaimed and were ready for reuse, sparking...
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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WASHINGTON – Sept. 23, 2024 — the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a final rule to establish a new program to better manage, recycle, and reuse climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) under the American Innovation and...
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ACCA News Release in Response to EPA Final Rule on HFC Management Thanks to ACCA’s persistent advocacy efforts, the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest rule under the AIM Act will allow more flexibility for contractors. There’s no doubt that...
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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...
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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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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a rule to narrowly amend a provision in the Technology Transitions regulation. Entitled “Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of HFCs under the AIM Act in the Variable...
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LENEXA, Kan. — Los Angeles, New York City, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and San Francisco top the latest Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) list of U.S. cities with the most Energy Star-certified commercial and multifamily buildings. The EPA on...
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