Trump, Zeldin to announce rollback of Biden refrigerant rules, saving $2.4B
President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin are set to announce a rollback of two refrigerant rules from the Biden administration. This decision is expected to save consumers approximately $2.4 billion, primarily benefiting grocery stores. The changes involve extending deadlines for industrial fridges and granting exemptions for roadway refrigeration units.
- ▪The rollback is projected to save consumers $2.4 billion.
- ▪Grocery stores are expected to save around $900 million due to extended deadlines for regulations.
- ▪The Trump administration claims the changes will lower costs for American families.
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Politics Trump, Zeldin to announce rollback of Biden refrigerant rules, saving $2.4B By Steven Nelson Published May 21, 2026, 10:01 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin will announce the rollback of two Biden administration refrigerant rules designed to fight global warming, which the administration says will save consumers $2.4 billion. An estimated $900 million in savings — mostly for grocery stores, whose executives will join the 11 a.m. announcement in the Oval Office — are achieved by extending the deadline of a 2023 regulation that mandated the phase-out of industrial fridges with Global Warming Potential (GWP) hydrofluorocarbons.
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