Amazon, Walmart Fined for Climate-Polluting Sales
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Washington State Fines Amazon and Walmart for Selling Climate-Polluting Products
Washington states Department of Ecology has imposed a combined penalty of over one million dollars on Amazon and Walmart for selling products that contribute to climate change. The retailers were found to be selling cooling and refrigeration items containing hydrofluorocarbons, potent greenhouse gases. Despite repeated warnings and years of collaboration with officials, the companies continued to offer motor vehicle air conditioning recharge cans with the banned refrigerant R-one thirty-four a. The fines aim to enforce cleaner air standards and phase out hydrofluorocarbons, a low-cost way to curb warming and protect communities. The companies have thirty days to pay or appeal to Washingtons Pollution Control Hearings Board.
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