Trump to Ease EPA Refrigerant Regulations in Move Aimed at Lowering Grocery Prices

Administration officials estimate Americans will save approximately $2.4 billion from the new guidelines.

A customer shops for produce at an H-E-B grocery store in Austin, Texas, on May 11, 2026. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump will announce two Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions on May 21 aimed at reducing restrictions on refrigerants, according to a White House official.

“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,” EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said in a statement. “Our actions allow businesses to choose the refrigeration systems that work best for them, saving them billions of dollars.”