Trump EPA Takes Action to Lower Costs for American Families at the Grocery Store by Reconsidering Burdensome Technology Transition Rule
WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the agency is reconsidering the technology transition rule that forces companies to use particular technologies for refrigerant systems that raise the cost of food at the grocery store.
“From the campaign trail to Day One and beyond, President Trump has delivered on his promise to unleash American energy and lower the cost of living for Americans. EPA’s regulations are a large part of this equation. In reconsidering technology rules related to refrigeration systems, we can prioritize protecting the environment with a commonsense approach,” said EPA Administrator Zeldin.
In addition to grocery stores, this rule has also harmed semiconductor manufacturing, which is key to making America the AI capital of the world – one of the five pillars in Administrator Zeldin’s “Powering the Great American Comeback” initiative.
This was announced in conjunction with a number of historic actions to advance President Trump’s Day One executive orders and Power the Great American Comeback. Combined, these announcements represent the greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in the history of the United States. While accomplishing EPA’s core mission of protecting the environment, the agency is committed to fulfilling President Trump’s promise to unleash American energy, lower costs for Americans, revitalize the American auto industry, restore the rule of law, and give power back to states to make their own decisions.