On February 26, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule that eliminates leak prevention and repair requirements for hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), the heat-trapping pollutants used in commercial and industrial refrigeration. The rule, set under the Obama administration, extended leak prevention requirements to HFCs that were already in place for ozone-depleting refrigerants such as chlorofluorocarbons. Companies that support the rollback include Boeing Company, BP America, Eli Lilly & Company, and ExxonMobil. They all belong to the manufacturing coalition NEDA/CAP.
By Michelle Lewis. Electrek. February 29, 2020.
