As President Donald Trump’s administration continues to make changes to the policies Joe Biden established over the last four years, the HVAC industry is once again being affected. U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright has just announced that the...
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Carrier has launched a new line of K-Series WeatherMaker Applied rooftop units available with more environmentally sustainable R-454B refrigerant, known commercially as Puron Advance. Carrier is a part of Carrier...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thermostat Recycling Corp. (TRC) has announced a decrease in the amount of mercury collected from thermostats in 2024. The organization collected 531.1 pounds in 2024, marking a decrease of about 21.4% compared with the 676.8...
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced a delay in enforcing parts of its recently published regulation banning commonly used refrigerants. This decision, advocated by Heating...
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Kyle Gargaro is Editorial Director & Associate Publisher of The ACHR NEWS. He can be reached at 248-244-1720 or [email protected]. Gargaro has been with The ACHR NEWS since 2004, first as Legislation Editor, then Managing Editor, and...
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The Chevron Doctrine was established in 1984 through the Supreme Court case Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council. Most recently, in June of 2024, it was overruled in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. Chevron basically states that if...
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SCHOFIELD, Wisconsin — Direct gas-fired makeup air units from Greenheck Fan Corp. now use R-454B, an A2L refrigerant with a low GWP that complies with mandates from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Because R-454B has mild...
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The ongoing transition to lower-GWP refrigerants was the dominant issue in HVACR this year, but other political and regulatory developments, from Donald Trump’s successful bid to return to the White House to local battles over attempts to ban new...
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HVAC contractors are increasingly relying on online reviews to attract new customers and grow their businesses, and it’s been proven that positive reviews greatly increase the chance of getting a call. But just how much of a problem are fake...
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WASHINGTON — The American Gas Association (AGA), in collaboration with other trade associations and a manufacturer, on November 21 presented oral arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in AGA v. United...
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Neither Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris have much to say about the HVACR industry. But through their respective platforms, campaign speeches, and other public statements, Trump, the former president and current Republican presidential nominee...
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