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Background and Resources

This page describes the EPA requirements for servicing or repairing these systems, and how these requirements impact service technicians, shop owners, and some refrigerant retailers.

Success Stories from the Hypoxia Task Force

This is a website of HTF success stories from annual reports.

News Releases (2018 and Earlier)

EPA's News Releases from 2018 and earlier.

EPA Region 7 Presents $500K Award to City of Red Oak, Iowa, for Brownfields Assessment Grant Selection

Today, at the Red Oak fire station in Red Oak, Iowa, EPA Region 7 Land, Chemical, and Redevelopment Division Director DeAndre Singletary presented a $500,000 award to the City of Red Oak for their selection to receive a Brownfields Assessment Grant.

Release Date: July 30, 2025

Track 2: Mid-Format Batteries – Current Policies, Practices, and Trends

On September 12, 2024, the EPA hosted a virtual working session for Track 2: mid-format batteries on current policies, practices, and trends as part of EPA’s battery collection best practices initiative.

BR Overview

The Biennial Report collects data on the generation of hazardous waste from large quantity generators and data on waste management practices from treatment, storage, and disposal facilities.

MOVES Nonroad Technical Reports

Although NONROAD is now incorporated into the MOtor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES) model, these technical reports still apply to its inputs and algorithms.

Track 2: Mid-Format Batteries – Role of Manufacturers and Retailers in Promoting Safer Use and Management

On October 15, 2024, the EPA hosted a virtual working session for Track 2: mid-format batteries - the role of manufacturers and retailers in promoting safer use and management.

Using "Media Block" for Image and Text Layouts

Media Blocks are a widely used layout for image & text.

Web Standard: Link Text

Good link text is important for clear communication.

Why did you build this page?

To test the frequent question page format, as well as accordions, for any issues. H2 Header Borderless First Amendment Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the…

Last published: July 30, 2025

EPA Releases Proposal to Rescind Obama-Era Endangerment Finding, Regulations that Paved the Way for Electric Vehicle Mandates

If finalized, this proposal would undo the underpinning of $1 trillion in costly regulations, save more than $54 billion annually

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released the agency’s proposal to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which has been used to justify over $1 trillion in regulations.

Release Date: July 29, 2025

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Implementation

SNEP received $15 Million in additional funding over five years (beginning in 2022) to implement the mission of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

Guidance for Products Including or Adding Disinfectant Efficacy Claims for Use on Soft Surface Textiles in Non-Residential Settings

Interim guidance on porous materials in non-residential settins