Amazon and Walmart fined for selling banned refrigerant in WA

By: Aspen Ford

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: March 24, 2026

Words: 609

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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Retail giants Amazon and Walmart are collectively facing over a million dollars in environmental fines from Washington state’s Department of Ecology for selling coolant products that contain potent greenhouse gases.

In 2021, the state Legislature passed a law restricting the sale of products containing hydrofluorocarbons, synthetic gases that can trap up to thousands of times more heat than carbon dioxide.

Over 170 countries, including the United States, have committed to phasing out the …

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