Environment

Prop 65: What you need to know

Although it became law more than 30 years ago, there are still a lot of questions about California’s Proposition 65 (Prop 65), […]


11.28.2018

Calif. addresses phase-out of high GWP refrigerants as work to eliminate HFCs continues

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently provided an update on its plans to eliminate hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), in part, by […]


11.28.2018

CARB clarifies enforcement of SNAP 20 & 21 rules

NAFEM members have raised questions regarding the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) plans to enforce EPA’s original SNAP 20 & 21 […]


11.28.2018

Calif. continues efforts to address indoor heat-related illnesses

Following comments received on its draft standard, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (CalOSHA) revised its proposed legislation to prevent indoor […]


11.28.2018

EPA considers rolling back HFC release rules

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a hearing on Oct. 16 to discuss rescinding a 2016 Section 608 Refrigerant […]


10.23.2018

States commit to phase out HFCs

California, Connecticut, Maryland and New York have all committed to phase out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by adopting vacated rules 20 and 21 of the U.S. […]


10.23.2018

Supreme Court will not review District Court’s decision to vacate EPA SNAP rule

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider a request from attorneys general from 17 states and the District of […]


10.23.2018

100% clean electricity in Calif. by 2045

In September, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 100 setting a target of 100 percent clean electricity across the state by […]


10.23.2018

California approves Cooling Act to limit HFC emissions originally proposed by EPA SNAP

The California legislature has approved Senate Bill 1013. The Bill, otherwise known as the California Cooling Act (CCA), reinstates the HFC […]


09.21.2018

States commit to phase out HFCs

Just prior to the United States Climate Action Summit held September 12-14, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo directed the New […]


09.21.2018