A Few Republicans Threaten to Derail a Giant Senate Energy Bill Over Air Conditioner Emissions
The first major Senate energy package in over a decade may not survive because a few Republicans are trying to block regulations on hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a potent greenhouse gas that can be found in air conditioners or refrigerators. Senators Lisa Murkowski, an Alaskan Republican, and Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, introduced the American…