President Trump delays EPA limits on HFC refrigerants (opens in new tab)

President Donald Trump said Thursday that his administration will loosen federal restrictions on hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, potent greenhouse gases used in refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment. The Environmental Protection Agency said the change would give grocery stores and other companies more time to phase out equipment that uses HFCs, reversing Biden-era requirements that tightened limits on refrigerants in cooling systems. Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin described the mo...