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Wisconsin DOJ joins petition challenging EPA rule on potent greenhouse gas

WSAW · last updated

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice has joined a multistate alliance petition challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s rule to weaken regulation of hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs.

HFCs, chemicals used for refrigeration and cooling, are one of the fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions. The EPA’s rule would push back existing deadlines for the industry to move away from HFCs and find an ecofriendly alternative.

According to the Wisconsin DOJ, the rule would undercut the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020, which is designed to reduce HFCs by 85% by 2036.

Joining Wisconsin in filing the petition are the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington, as well as the city of New York.

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