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D.C. Circuit Vacated Aspects of EPA’s Hydrofluorocarbon Phasedown Rule

Challenges to EPA's final rule on “Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act.”

Heating, Air-Conditioning, & Refrigeration Distributors International v. EPA

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D.C. Circuit Denied Rehearing on Nondelegation Claim Challenging AIM Act’s HFC Phasedown Rule

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Heating, Air-Conditioning, & Refrigeration Distributors International v. EPA - petition for rehearing

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Heating, Air-Conditioning, & Refrigeration Distributors International v. EPA - reply

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Heating, Air-Conditioning, & Refrigeration Distributors International v. EPA - brief

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Challenges to Hydrofluorocarbon Phasedown Rule Filed in D.C. Circuit

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D.C. Circuit Vacated Aspects of EPA’s Hydrofluorocarbon Phasedown Rule

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