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Group of Trump administration officials and supporters

Press Release 21 May 2026

Climate Advocates Condemn Trump EPA Move to Prolong Super Pollutant HFCs

Action at odds with Administration’s claimed pro-industry and affordability agenda

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule rolling back requirements under the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act of 2020 to reduce U.S. consumption and production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) – potent greenhouse gases hundreds to thousands of times more harmful to the climate than carbon dioxide. Despite a […]

Areas of work:
- Climate

Press Release 23 September 2024

EPA’s New Rule on Refrigerant Management Set to Reduce Millions of Tons of Superpolluting Greenhouse Gases

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule continuing the implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act which phases down highly potent hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in alignment with the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.

Areas of work:
- Climate

Press Release 6 October 2023

U.S. CONTINUES STRONG IMPLEMENTATION OF HFC PHASE-DOWN

EIA Applauds EPA Announcement on HFC Limits for New Products and Groundbreaking Lifecycle Refrigerant Management Requirements

According to the EPA, these two rules are expected to mitigate over 1 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e) by 2050.

Areas of work:
- Climate

Press Release 9 December 2022

U.S. Proposes to Slash Super-Greenhouse Gases in New Refrigerators and Air Conditioners

Washington DC— Responding to a petition from EIA and others, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a proposed rulemaking to ban the use of many super-pollutant hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in new air conditioners, refrigeration as well as foams and aerosols. The estimated additional emission reductions of the rule are up to 903 million […]

Areas of work:
- Climate