Zeldin says EPA providing ‘flexibility’ by loosening rules for pollutants used in grocery refrigeration

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The EPA under Lee Zeldin announced relaxed regulations allowing supermarkets to use hydrofluorocarbons, potent greenhouse gases, in refrigeration until 2032. This move aims to provide businesses with increased operational flexibility.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Lee Zeldin said Sunday that the Trump administration is providing “flexibility” to businesses by loosening restrictions on the use of super-polluting greenhouse gases in commercial refrigeration.  Under the new EPA rule unveiled on Wednesday, supermarkets can use hydrofluorocarbons that are up to 1,400 times as potent as carbon dioxide until 2032.…