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EPA pushes out ban on air-conditioning coolant

By John Siciliano
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EPA pushes out ban on air-conditioning coolant

The Environmental Protection Agency pushed out two new regulations Monday as part of President Obama’s broad agenda to confront global warming.

One of the rules will phase out hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, used in air conditioners and a potent greenhouse gas that many scientists blame for raising the temperature of the Earth.

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