2/10/2026 TRUMP ADMIN MOVES TO ROLLBACK OBAMA-ERA CLIMATE DANGER FINDING!
President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing
to undo a key Obama-era climate determination that has long served as the legal
foundation for federal greenhouse gas regulations, according to reporting
published Monday.
The 2009 “endangerment finding,” adopted during the
Obama administration, identified six greenhouse gases as posing “a threat to
public health and welfare.” That conclusion enabled the Environmental
Protection Agency to impose wide-ranging climate rules, including stricter
vehicle fuel-economy standards and limits on power-plant emissions, according
to The Wall Street Journal.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin praised the planned
reversal, calling it a sweeping reduction of federal regulation. “This amounts
to the largest act of deregulation in the history of the United States,”
Zeldin told the Journal.
Trump
admin moves to roll back Obama-era climate danger finding
10/1/2025 EPA
proposes rollback of refrigerant rule: What it means for HVACR contractors
Heeding
the urgent supply chain concerns raised by HVACR contractors and their customers
over the past year, the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed a
new rule to delay or eliminate many future deadlines under the 2023 Technology
Transitions Rule.
Most
notably, the proposed rule would eliminate the December 31, 2025 deadline
for installation of residential and light commercial R-410A equipment
manufactured or imported prior to January 1, 2025. It also proposes delays
and other changes to
future deadlines impacting the industrial process and commercial
refrigeration sectors.
If finalized, this
proposal could provide welcome relief. It is sure to face months
of regulatory review and legal challenges, however, so contractors
should still make every effort to clear their inventory of residential and light
commercial R-410A equipment by December 31.
EPA
proposes rollback of refrigerant rule: What it means for HVACR
contractors - ACCA HVAC Blog
3/5/2026 EPA
hands Energy Star to DOE!
ENERGYWIRE
| The Trump administration is shifting the oversight of
Energy Star from EPA to the Department of Energy, after eyeing elimination of
the program known for efficiency labels on dishwashers, refrigerators and other
appliances.
The
move is a significant change for Energy Star, which EPA has overseen as the lead
agency for more than three decades. In a memorandum
of understanding, DOE and EPA agreed to develop a "transition
plan" for the program within 90 days.
POLITICO
Pro | Article | EPA hands Energy Star to DOE
2/27/2026
House passes bills targeting HVAC rebates, efficiency standards
The
U.S. House of Representatives this week passed two
HVAC-focused bills — one that would nix a federal rebate program, and another
that would reshape how energy efficiency standards are implemented.
What’s
happening: The Homeowner Energy Freedom Act, passed
Wednesday, would repeal the HEAR program, one of two consumer-facing rebate
programs established under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which provides low-to-moderate
income households with up to $14,000 for installing qualifying equipment,
including heat pumps. It would also eliminate $200 million appropriated for
contractor training grants related to the program.
Why
it matters: While President Trump’s big, beautiful
bill in 2025 cut a
separate pair of consumer-facing HVAC tax
credits, the IRA’s rebate programs have, so far, remained untouched.
Yes,
and: The Home Appliance Protection and Affordability
Act, passed Tuesday, would ultimately allow the Department of Energy to withdraw
or revise certain rules that have not yet taken effect — and require
additional cost-benefit justifications for future efficiency standards.
Between the lines: The
bill would also switch the
compliance trigger for regional efficiency standards from the date equipment is
installed to the date it’s manufactured or imported — a fix that ACCA, AHRI,
HARDI, and PHCC have been calling for for over a decade.
House
passes bills targeting HVAC rebates, efficiency standards 12/3/2025 HOT
NEWS: Energy Department Rescinds National Definition of "Zero
Emissions" Buildings
Washington-- The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office
of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation today rescinded it's National
Definition of a Zero Emissions Building. This action lowers costs and promotes
freedom of choice in the buildings sector by relieving developers, investors,
and building owners of indirect pressure to account for federal guidelines that
never had the force or effect of law.
(US DOE Federal Register Notice)
8/25/2025 HOT
NEWS: NO MORE SEER2 (M1) RATINGS!
AMENDED on 8-25-2025, source eCFR.gov ,a service of U.S.
National Archives
CFR; TITLE 10 - Energy
Chapter 11
Subchapter D - Energy Conservation
Part 430
Subpart B Test Procedures 430.21 - 430.27
Appendix M1 to Subpart B of Part 430
On 6/1/2025, the M1 regulation was 162 pages.
EDU/25-06-01 eCFR __ Appendix M1- 4 of 162 pages WAS In effect...pdf
On 8/25/2025 it was reduced to 5 pages total, simply
stating "in-applicable".
EDU/25-07-07 eCFR __ Appendix M1 Inapplicable...pdf
The seven-decades-old SEER(1) rating is back in force!
(Off-the-Charts 2SEERS can calculate the ratings for
equipment rated either method)
7/5/2025 HOT
NEWS: Climate Change Theory
completely destroyed by de-funding.
H.R. 1 (The "Big Beautiful Bill") stripped all
budget money to support all regulations
of "Global Warming", including these affecting the HVAC industry:
(Sec. 42109) This section rescinds funding to implement the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020, which directs the EPA to address hydrofluorocarbons (HFC). HFCs are
greenhouse gases that are used in applications such as air conditioning, refrigeration, fire suppression, and aerosols.
(Sec. 42111) This section rescinds funding for the EPA to support (1) enhanced standardization and transparency of corporate
climate action commitments and plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; (2) enhanced transparency regarding progress toward meeting such commitments and implementing such plans; and (3) progress toward meeting such commitments and implementing such plans.
(Sec. 42116) This section repeals a program under which the EPA identifies and labels construction materials and products that have substantially lower levels of
greenhouse gas emissions associated with all the relevant stages of production, use, and disposal of the materials and products.
5/9/2025 HOT
NEWS: 2024
Labeling requirements and enforcement provisions of SEER levels and 410a
phaseout cancelled!
The October 9 2024 DOE final regulations on labeling and
enforcement by U.S. Regions
was congressionally "dissapproved" by H.J. Res.42 signed into law.
EDU/25 comm appliance-regs repeal LAW .pdf
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