Cutting Super Climate Pollutant Touted as No-Cost Job Creator

Backers of stalled efforts to pass federal legislation that would curb production of potent greenhouse gases are seeking a second chance by re-framing the effort as a no-cost way to create jobs.

Disagreement over regulating the family of chemicals, known as hydrofluorocarbons or HFCs, scuttled a big Senate energy package (S. 2657) brought to the floor by Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in March.

The package had broad bipartisan backing, but ran aground after Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and other Republicans objected to an amendment by Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) that sought to ...