Trump to delay Biden-era refrigerant rules in push to ease costs, White House official says
The move extends compliance deadlines and eases leak-repair rules, with the White House saying it will save Americans more than $2.4 billion.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump is set to announce an overhaul of Biden-era Environmental Protection Agency refrigerant rules at an Oval Office event with executives from Kroger and Piggly Wiggly.
- Facing rising inflation and political pressure ahead of November midterm elections, the Trump administration estimates the changes will produce $900 million in total savings, including $800 million at groceries for American families.
- The plan extends deadlines for phasing out HFCs under the 2023 Technology Transitions Rule and exempts road refrigerant appliances from new leak requirements, allowing businesses greater flexibility.
- While the Food Industry Association applauded the relief, the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute warned the reversal injects market uncertainty, and environmentalists argued it exacerbates climate pollution.
- The move reverses the 2020 American Innovation and Manufacturing Act signed by Trump, with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin characterizing prior rules as "piled on costly, unattainable restrictions beyond what the law requires.
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‘BIG SAVING’: Trump Says Slashing This Regulation Will Lower Grocery Prices
By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, The Daily Signal | May 21, 2026 President Donald Trump said every American family will experience a “big saving” in their grocery bills after he rolled back two Biden-era regulations on refrigerants. With the rollback, Trump said he made more refrigerants available for supermarkets and other businesses, which he says will save $900 million.The Daily Signal asked the president on Thursday how much the average Ameri…
President Trump Scraps Biden Refrigerant Rules in $2.4 Billion Cost-of-Living Win * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Isaac
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the rollback alongside President Trump in the Oval Office, targeting Biden-era regulations that drove up grocery, AC, and refrigerated shipping costs.
President Trump Scraps Biden Refrigerant Rules in $2.4 Billion Cost-of-Living Win
President Trump is going after your grocery bill from an angle most Americans never think about: the refrigerant inside the cooling systems that keep food cold from the warehouse to the store shelf. On Wednesday, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin stood alongside Trump in the Oval Office to announce the rollback of two Biden-era refrigerant regulations the White House says imposed billions of dollars in unnecessary costs on supermarkets, home air cond…
Trump’s EPA weakens climate super pollutant rules while claiming grocery savings
The administration says easing restrictions on hydrofluorocarbons will lower costs for consumers, but economists, climate experts, and even refrigeration industry leaders warn the move may do little to reduce grocery prices while slowing efforts to curb some of the world’s most potent greenhouse gases.
US President Donald Trump wants to fight the high food prices with relaxed environmental rules for refrigerators and air conditioning systems. However, experts warn of consequences for climate and consumers.
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