How Trade Tariffs on HFCs Are Accelerating the Shift Toward Air-Cycle Units

How Trade Tariffs on HFCs Are Accelerating the Shift Toward Air-Cycle Units

The refrigeration industry is facing a structural transformation driven by global trade tariffs on hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). These substances, commonly used in chillers, heat pumps, and industrial cooling systems, have been under increasing regulatory and economic pressure due to their high global warming potential (GWP). Rather than focusing solely on direct bans, policymakers are implementing border […]

Letters to the Editor – Tell Congress to Stop Turning Temporary Relief into Permanent Waste

New York families already face some of the steepest health care costs in the nation, with premiums and deductibles eating up bigger chunks of household budgets every year. New York’s Department of Financial Services has warned that Obamacare premiums are climbing in 2026. While insurers initially sought a 13.5% increase, state officials approved a 7.1% […]

Secret Service Dismantles Telecommunications Threat

Secret Service Dismantles Telecommunications Threat

The U.S. Secret Service dismantled a network of electronic devices located throughout the New York tristate area that were used to conduct multiple telecommunications-related threats directed towards senior U.S. government officials, which represented an imminent threat to the agency’s protective operations. This protective intelligence investigation led to the discovery of more than 300 co-located SIM […]

The Push to Award the “Man in the Red Bandana” a Presidential Medal of Freedom

The Push to Award the “Man in the Red Bandana” a Presidential Medal of Freedom

Lawler joined Alison Crowther, Rockland County Executive Ed Day, Supervisors George Hoehmann and Teresa Kenny, state and local elected officials from both parties, the Rockland County Volunteer Firefighters’ Association, and the Nyack Fire Department at a press conference at the historic Nyack Fire Department, Empire Hook and Ladder Company #1, to honor the life and […]

Let’s Talk About AI in the Classroom

As a fresh college graduate, I feel compelled to address one of the saddest interruptions of education to date: the introduction and normalization of artificial intelligence (AI).  New technology has always been paired with public distrust and even apocalyptic fears, a famous example being the introduction of color in television in the 50s. The development […]