US states, New York City sue EPA for relaxing climate rule over hydrofluorocarbons
The states say the rollback would delay required HFC cuts and allow refrigerants with far higher warming potential to stay in use until 2032.
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NY joins lawsuit on EPA refrigerant rollbacks, weakened emissions rules
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 19 other attorneys general sued the federal government on Tuesday to challenge the EPA's rollback of greenhouse gas limits on certain commercial equipment.
Attorney General Raoul Challenges Trump Administration Rule That Weakens Regulation Of Highly Potent Greenhouse Gas
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), challenging its rule that would weaken regulations designed to phase out the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in commercial equipment.HFCs are chemicals used for refrigeration and cooling that are potent drivers of climate change, trapping up to 10,000 times more heat in the atmosph…
Twenty states join lawsuit against Trump administration over HFC regulation rollback
Twenty states and local governments, including Colorado, New York, and Washington, filed a lawsuit against the US EPA on Tuesday challenging the weakening of regulations intended to phase out the cooling chemicals with a larger climate pollution potential than CO2 - hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
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