Biden-Harris Admin Cracks Down On Border Smugglers … Of Refrigerants
While narcotics, terrorists and unaccompanied children stream across the southern border, the Biden-Harris administration is cracking down on smugglers bringing refrigerants into the U.S., according to Bloomberg News…
While narcotics, terrorists and unaccompanied children stream across the southern border, the Biden-Harris administration is cracking down on smugglers bringing refrigerants into the U.S., according to Bloomberg News.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and other relevant agencies are cracking down on illegal shipments of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) — chemicals commonly used as refrigerants — showing up at the southern border, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. The Biden-Harris administration’s clampdown on illegal refrigerant smuggling follows several years of disorder at the border, which has been crossed by millions of people, hundreds of terror-watchlisted individuals and thousands of pounds of narcotics.
HFCs are a type of greenhouse gas thought to have a high “global warming potential,” and they are used in fire extinguishers, aerosols, insulation for buildings and other purposes, according to the EPA. The American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act, enacted in 2019 by former President Donald Trump, requires an 85% reduction of HFC production and use by 2036, according to Bloomberg News.