President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin are expected to announce revisions to two Biden-era EPA regulations governing refrigerants, which the White House and the EPA describe as designed to cut costs for households and businesses. The changes focus on rules that limit the types of refrigerants used in systems that include grocery refrigeration and other cooling equipment. According to reporting summarized by The Hill and referenced by other outlets, the EPA plans to revise the Biden administration’s technology and emissions requirements for “super-pollutants,” including hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), used in areas such as refrigerators, supermarket refrigeration systems, refrigerated trucks, cold storage, and some industrial applications. The administration says the rollback is associated with estimated consumer savings of about $2.4 billion, tied to revisions to an EPA Technology Transitions Rule adopted in 2023 under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act. Zeldin is described as arguing that the Biden-era requirements impose costly and impractical obligations beyond what the law allows. Details of the specific regulatory mechanisms and compliance timelines are to be announced at a White House event scheduled for Thursday.
Trump and EPA Chief Zeldin to announce rollback of Biden refrigerant rules
President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin are expected to announce revisions to two Biden-era EPA regulations governing refrigerants, which the White House and the EPA describe as designed to c...
- Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin are set to announce revisions to Biden-era EPA refrigerant rules.
- The revisions target regulations limiting refrigerant types used in cooling equipment, including grocery refrigeration systems.
- The rules focus on super-pollutants, including hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
- The administration says the rollback will deliver estimated savings of about $2.4 billion.
- The announcement is scheduled for a White House event on Thursday morning.
President Trump and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin on Thursday morning are expected to announce new actions within the agency to bring savings to American families and businesses, according to the White House. The EPA will revise Biden administration-era technology and emissions rules that limit the type super-pollutants used in grocery refrigeration. The...
3 months agoTrump EPA Targets Biden-Era Refrigerant Rules In Affordability Push Watch Live President Trump Participates in an Announcement with the Administrator of the EPA https://t.co/lZJTv7m8HJ — The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 21, 2026 * * * The Trump administration plans to delay compliance with Biden-era EPA regulations targeting hydrofluorocarbons later today. These regulations apply to refrigerants used in air conditioners, refrigerators, supermarket cooling systems, refrigerated trucks, cold storage, and some industrial applications. Bloomberg reports that the EPA's 2023 Technology Transitions Rule, enacted under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, will be rolled back, with an estimated cost savings of more than $2.4 billion. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the Biden-era rules imposed costly and unrealistic requirements that exceeded the law. Americans were right to be frustrated with the Biden-era refrigerant rules. They didn't protect human health or the environment and instead piled on costly, unattainable restrictions beyond what the law requires," Zeldin told the outlet in a statement. Zeldin added, "Today, the Trump EPA is fulfilling President Trump's promise to lower costs and is fixing every problem we can under the authority Congress gave us." President Trump and Zeldin are set to announce the rollback of Biden-era EPA regulations at a White House event later today. Zeldin's team is also preparing to propose additional rollbacks on hydrofluorocarbon regulations for refrigerated transport. C-SPAN says Trump and Zeldin are set to announce the Oval Office at 11:00 ET. The move here fits within Trump's broader deregulation agenda, which has focused on rolling back Biden-era environmental rules and lowering compliance costs for businesses to induce an economic boom. Tyler Durden Thu, 05/21/2026 - 10:15
3 months agoTrump 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.
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