PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — Rinnai America Corp., a manufacturer of tankless water heaters, issued a statement commending the U.S. Senate for passing the bipartisan Congressional Review Act resolution, S.J. Res. 4, which overturns a Department of...
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Legislation that will cancel Biden-era energy efficiency rules for walk-in coolers and freezers is now awaiting the signature of President Donald Trump. On April 4, the Senate voted on party lines, 53-42, to rescind the Energy Department’s final...
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No matter which way you lean politically, I think most would admit that the speed at which decisions are being made by the new Trump administration makes it difficult to keep up. Nowhere is that more evident than in the HVAC industry. Tariffs...
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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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