Eleven AGs Filed Petition for Review of EPA Guidance on Hydrofluorocarbons

New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood led a coalition of 11 attorneys general in filing a petition for review the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) industry guidance on hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a family of potent greenhouse gases. The attorneys general are challenging the EPA’s “unlawful” guidance entitled “Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Notification of Guidance and a Stakeholder Meeting Concerning the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program.”

• Documents: Petition for Review
• Document Type: Petitions
• States: California Delaware Illinois Massachusetts Minnesota New Jersey New York Oregon Vermont Washington Washington, D.C.
• Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
• Issues: Clean Air & Climate Clean Air Act Climate Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hydrofluorocarbons Ozone
• Era: Trump Administration
• Outcome: Win
• Explanation of Outcome:The petition granted and the rule was vacated.
• Action Type: Litigation