The Natural Resources Defense Council sued the EPA Monday over its bid to scale back a Biden-era effort to phase down the use of a common refrigerant that’s also a powerful greenhouse gas.
David Doniger, NRDC’s senior strategist for climate, flatly denied the Trump administration’s claims that the rollback will lower grocery prices for consumers, saying it would have the exact opposite effect.
Under the 2020 American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act, the Environmental Protection Agency must phase down the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) by 85% by 2036, while also helping industry transition to new technologies.
The …