(NPR) EPA Moves To Cut A Powerful Greenhouse Gas

EPA Moves To Cut A Powerful Greenhouse Gas



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EPA Moves To Cut A Powerful Greenhouse Gas







Refrigerators on sale in 2018 in Pennsylvania. The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to phase out the use of cooling chemicals that are powerful greenhouse gases.



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EPA Moves To Cut A Powerful Greenhouse Gas



The EPA plans to phase out hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, which are used in refrigerators and air conditioners. When HFCs are released into the atmosphere, they are extremely good at trapping heat.