Source: Rachel Frazin, THE HILL, 9/23/21


The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday is finalizing a rule aimed at significantly cutting the use of a type of greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons that are used in refrigeration.  Hydrofluorocarbons, also known as HFCs, can have up to 14,800 times the climate impact of carbon dioxide.  The new EPA rule, first proposed in May, aims to reduce their use by 85 percent compared to a baseline number over the next 15 years.

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