Tag: refrigerant

Company Agrees to $195K Penalty for Alleged CAA Refrigerant Violations

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Jun 25, 2024 Enforcement and Inspection

Updated: Jun 25, 2024

On June 11, 2024, the EPA announced a settlement with Andersen’s Sales and Salvage Inc., based in Greeley, Colorado, resolving alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) associated with releases of refrigerants. The consent agreement and final order require the company to pay a $195,000 penalty for these violations. “Andersen’s Sales and Salvage failed […]

The What and When of Revised Refrigerant Regulations

By Timothy P Fagan Oct 31, 2016 Regulatory Developments

Updated: Oct 31, 2016

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized broad changes to its refrigerant management regulations under 40 CFR 82. Those owning, operating, maintaining, servicing, repairing, or disposing of air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment will all be impacted by these revisions. The most significant change extends the regulations for ozone-depleting refrigerants to non-ozone- depleting substitutes through an […]