Trump will ease refrigerant rule in effort to address surging grocery costs (opens in new tab)

A shop owner reaches into a drink display refrigerator at his convenience store in Kent, Wash., Oct. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)2026-05-21T13:58:23Z WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is set to loosen a federal rule that requires grocery stores and air-conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment, in what officials say is a push to lower grocery costs.The head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lee Zeldin, said imposes costly restricti...