Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reverses Biden-Era Refrigerant Rules

President Donald J. Trump has moved to lower the cost of living for American families by terminating a series of "burdensome and costly" refrigeration and air conditioning regulations. The administration frames these actions as a critical step in lowering grocery prices by reducing the expense of transporting and storing refrigerated goods.According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), these rollbacks are expected to save Americans $2.4 billion in direct costs.The President directed the EPA to revise two major Biden-era rules that the administration argues disproportionately harmed small businesses and consumers:Technology Transitions Rule Revisions: The EPA has extended compliance deadlines for the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). This move makes a wider variety of affordable refrigerants available, saving an estimated Emissions Reduction and Reclamation Rule Correction: The President proposed a correction to "crippling" leak repair requirements on large-scale refrigeration systems. By adding flexibility to these requirements, the administration expects to save transporters of food and medical supplies up to $1.5 billion.The administration highlighted several sectors that will benefit from lower operating costs, which are expected to be passed on to consumers as lower prices:Supermarkets and Food Supply: Lowering the cost of keeping food cold to reduce grocery bills.High-Tech Manufacturing: Reducing costs for semiconductor chip fabrication.Healthcare: Lowering the cost of transporting temperature-sensitive medical supplies.Job Protection: The changes are expected to safeguard 350,000 high-skilled American jobs in the HVAC and refrigeration industries.This deregulatory action follows the President’s recent expansion of the Small Business Administration (SBA) "Grocery Guarantee."Increased Lending: A new rule doubles SBA 7(a) and 504 loan limits to $10 million.Boosting Production: The program provides 90% federal guarantees for loans that expand food production, further driving down costs for consumers.The administration positions today's announcement within its broader 10-to-1 deregulation initiative, which requires ten regulations to be cut for every new one created. Total savings from the President's deregulatory agenda now exceed $1.2 trillion, including:CAFE Standards Reset: Saving families $109 billion over five years.Repeal of the "Endangerment Finding": Avoiding $1 trillion in long-term costs.Beef Supply: Increasing tariff-rate quotas for lean beef trimmings to make ground beef more affordable.Conclusion:By removing "unnecessary bureaucratic bloat" in the refrigeration sector, President Trump intends to restore economic freedom for American families and businesses. The administration concludes that these common-sense measures are essential to securing the nation's food supply and ushering in a "New Golden Age" of prosperity.