Trump to roll back Biden-era refrigerant rules in push to lower grocery costs

President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin are set to make an announcement on Thursday as the administration continues efforts to roll back Biden-era environmental policies. An administration official told multiple outlets that Trump is moving to ease EPA refrigerant rules in an effort to lower grocery costs for consumers. “Today, the Trump EPA is fulfilling President Trump’s promise to lower costs,” Zeldin said in a White House statement to The New York Times. “Our actions allow businesses to choose the refrigeration systems that work best for them, saving them billions of dollars. This will be felt directly by American families in lower grocery prices.” The Biden-era EPA rules required grocery stores, air conditioners and refrigeration systems to transition more quickly to climate-friendly refrigerants. Trump plans to extend deadlines for grocery stores and other companies to phase out climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons. Hydrofluorocarbons, commonly known as HFCs, are considered powerful “super pollutants” because they trap significantly more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. Congress approved a bipartisan phasedown of the chemicals in 2020 under legislation signed by Trump during his first term. MORE: https://bit.ly/4wK1emB Stay up to date with our social media: KMPH on Facebook:   / kmphfox26   KMPH on Twitter / X :   / kmphfox26   KMPH on Instagram:   / kmphfox26   Subscribe to KMPH on YouTube:    / @kmphfox26   Daily News Playlist:    • The News   For more information, visit https://kmph.com/ #Fresno #California #trending #video #trump #whitehouse #epa #leezeldin Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 559.453.8850 KMPH and KFRE are California-based stations and FOX and CW Television affiliates owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today.