Congress Poised To Enact Broad EPA Program Establishing HFC Limits

Capitol Hill lawmakers are unveiling a long-awaited deal directing EPA to sharply curtail the production and use of potent greenhouse gases known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), with final enactment of the measure virtually assured given that it is part of a broader year-end spending deal between the GOP and Democrats. The agreement released Dec. 21 would end the years-long delay of action on HFCs by the Trump EPA, and potentially allow the incoming Biden administration to accelerate action on the climate...