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Admin April 14, 2026
In a keynote speech to the conservative think tank Heartland Institute, Lee Zeldin, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, told attendees they should be celebrating the agency’s recent withdrawal of its 2009 determination that greenhou...
Admin April 14, 2026
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced its new Safety Champions Program, intended to assist employers in developing and implemen...
Admin April 14, 2026
Both chambers return to work this week after a two-week recess, with a packed agenda awaiting them. The most consequential item on the House floor is the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). The current authorization is...
Admin April 14, 2026
NEFI has filed formal comments with the U.S. Department of Education on a proposed rule that would expand the federal Pell Grant program to include short-term workforce training programs for the first time. The expansion, often referred to as "Workforce Pe...
Admin April 07, 2026
Last week, NEFI led a broad coalition of state and regional associations in urging Congress to advance the Bolstering the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve Act (...
Admin April 07, 2026
NEFI joined more than 90 trade associations and pro-business organizations in signing a letter thanking Congress for enacting the Working Families Tax Cut Act, a key component of last year’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The letter was sent yester...
Admin April 07, 2026
NEFI has submitted formal comments to the U.S. Treasury Department and IRS on a proposed rule implementing th...
Admin April 07, 2026
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announ...
Admin April 07, 2026
The U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission has filed suit in federal court in Arizona against a trucking company that the EEOC claims refused to hire qualified women truck drivers because of their sex. The ...
Admin April 07, 2026
Congress remains in recess this week amid as what is now longest partial government shutdown in history affecting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), enters its 53rd day. The Senate agreed by voice vote to table a House measure last week t...
Admin March 31, 2026
Last week, the White House announced that the EPA has finalized the Renewable Fuel Standard "Set 2" rule for 2026-2027, setting the highest renewable fuel volume requirements in the program’s 20-year history. For years, the biofuels market had s...
Admin March 31, 2026
You are invited to participate in the 2026 HVAC Industry Legislative Conference and “Day on the Hill,” May 5-6 in Washington, DC. The event is organized by the National Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors (PHCC), whi...
Admin March 31, 2026
The Environmental Protection Agency has issued revised guidance to address widespread concerns from diesel vehicle operators about a loss of speed and power, or engine derates, caused by selective catalytic reduction systems that use diesel exhaust fluid....
Admin March 31, 2026
The Supreme Court of Maryland, the highest state court in the State, has dismissed claims brought by the City of Baltimore...
Admin March 31, 2026
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a warning to motor carriers not to sell, pu...