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ENERGY STAR Specification updates

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regularly updates ENERGY STAR product specifications. Upcoming specification activities include: ENERGY STAR Water Coolers Draft […]


03.26.2020

USTR launches comment process for COVID-19-related China 301 tariff modifications

The United States Trade Representative (USTR) is accepting Section 301 tariff product exclusion requests for COVID-19 personal protective equipment products and other medical-care […]


03.26.2020

NAFEM comments to DOE on setting energy-savings standards

At the same time it issued the updated Process Rule, DOE also issued a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking input on […]


03.26.2020

State-by-state ENERGY STAR requirements

The Maine legislature has amended draft LD 1750 to align with NAFEM’s recommendation to introduce commercial foodservice equipment energy-efficiency standards that mirror California Energy […]


03.26.2020

USTR Releases 2020 Trade Policy Agenda and 2019 Annual Report

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released the Trump administration’s 2020 Trade Policy Agenda and 2019 Annual […]


03.26.2020

DOE publishes final Process Rule

Now that the final U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Process Rule has been published in the Federal Register, the agency is expected to […]


03.26.2020

ENERGY STAR® budget to include user fees

The President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2021 was released in February. It proposes cuts in EPA spending and that some of the cuts […]


03.26.2020

State-by-state HFC updates

Across the U.S., numerous efforts are underway to help achieve carbon neutrality by the 2050 goal set by many countries […]


03.26.2020

National Restaurant Association shares key operator concerns

At the recent National Restaurant Association Public Affairs Conference, operators, state restaurant associations and staff leaders focused on three key areas of […]


03.26.2020

CARB previews additional approaches for reducing GHG emissions

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently held a webinar to discuss additional ways it might further reduce GHG emissions from the industrial sector […]


03.26.2020