Trump’s Refrigerant Rollback: Empty Promises on Grocery Costs
The Trump administration is set to relax a federal rule that mandates reductions in greenhouse gases from cooling equipment used by grocery stores and air-conditioning companies. The Environmental Protection Agency states this move aims to lower grocery costs by allowing businesses more flexibility in choosing refrigeration systems, thereby saving them billions of dollars. This action reverses a previous bipartisan law signed by Trump in his first term, which phased out hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) due to their potent global warming effects. While some industry groups support the proposed changes, others warn that extending compliance deadlines for phasing out HFCs could actually increase prices by disrupting supply and demand.
John Q. Hosedrinker