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EPA proposes ban on potent greenhouse gas emitted by Louisville plant


By Phil McKenna and James Bruggers
Inside Climate News
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. A proposed rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency would require the chemical manufacturer Chemours to follow through on its promise to eliminate emissions of a climate super-pollutant from its Louisville Works chemical plant.
The company pledged in March to eliminate 99 percent or more of its emissions of  hydrofluorocarbon-23 (HFC-23), a greenhouse gas thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide, from the plant by the end of 2022, after Inside Climate News inquired about emissions from the facility.
The proposed rule, released earlier this month, would require Chemours to eliminate 99.9 percent of its HFC-23 emissions by Oct. 1, 2022, a deadline that could be extended for up to one year if the company can demonstrate it needed more time to make the fix. ....

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The EPA Proposes a Ban on HFC-23, the Most Potent Greenhouse Gas Among Hydrofluorocarbons, by October 2022


The EPA Proposes a Ban on HFC-23, the Most Potent Greenhouse Gas Among Hydrofluorocarbons, by October 2022
The agency’s rulemaking would require the Chemours Louisville Works, the nation’s largest emitter of HFC-23, to speed up its voluntary abatement efforts.
May 11, 2021
Chemical plants in the Rubbertown area of Louisville stand near the Ohio River in February 2018 during flood conditions on the river. The Chemours chemical plant, located within the wedge-shaped Chemours property in the lower half of the photo, is the nation s largest emitter of the climate super-pollutant HFC-23, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Credit: Pat McDonogh/Courier Journal ....

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