Tag: HFCs

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The Smuggling and Selling of HFCs May Lead to Prison Time, and a Hefty Fine

4 days ago 11

Back in March of 2024, Michael Hart of San Diego was arrested for smuggling HFCs into the United States from Mexico. He then sold them. The AIM Act prohibits the importation of HFCs without allowances issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection...

EPA Issues Enforcement Alert for Illegal Import of HFCs

December 8, 2024 39

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an Enforcement Alert regarding its work under the AIM Act to phase down the production and consumption of HFCs. The agency’s new alert provides information on common compliance issues observed...

EPA Issues Final Rule on Managing HFCs

September 25, 2024 77

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...

EPA Grants One-Year Extension for VRF Systems Using High-GWP HFCs

June 23, 2024 85

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...

Smuggled HFCs Throughout Border End in Arrest

April 1, 2024 107

On March 4, 2024, HFCs joined the record of issues which have been smuggled throughout the border. And 58-year-old Michael Hart, the smuggler, grew to become the primary individual to be arrested for illegally importing greenhouse gases. After...