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Behind the EPA's new rule to clean up coolants such as HFCs


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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving to eliminate a class of chemicals widely used as coolants in refrigerators, air conditioners and heat pumps.
If that feels like déjà vu, it should.
These chemicals, called hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, were commercialized in the 1990s as a replacement for earlier refrigerants that were based on chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs. CFCs were destroying the ozone layer high in the Earth’s atmosphere, which is essential for protecting life from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation.
HFCs are much less harmful than CFCs, but they create another problem  they have a strong heat-trapping effect that is contributing to global warming. ....

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Why HFCs are getting phased out from refrigerators and air conditioners | Opinion


Why HFCs are getting phased out from refrigerators and air conditioners | Opinion
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HFCs keep refrigerators cool, but their leaks are warming the planet. ( Jed Share/Kaoru Share via Getty Images)
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If that feels like déjà vu, it should.
These chemicals, called hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, were commercialized in the 1990s as a replacement for earlier refrigerants that were based on chlorofluorocarbons, or CFCs. CFCs were destroying the ozone layer high in the Earth’s atmosphere, which is essential for protecting life from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation.
HFCs are much less harmful than CFCs, but they create another problem – they have a strong heat-trapping effect that is contributing to global warming. ....

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