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Trump to announce looser rules for super-pollutants used in grocery refrigeration, in bid to lower costs

The Hill · May 21, 2026, 2:28 PM · Also reported by 2 other sources

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President Trump is expected to announce Thursday that his administration is loosening rules that would have restricted the use of super-polluting greenhouse gases in commercial refrigeration. A White House official confirmed that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would issue a final rule giv

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Trump to announce looser rules for super-pollutants used in grocery refrigeration, in bid to lower costs

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