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President Donald Trump and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin are set to make an announcement on Thursday as the administration continues efforts to roll back Biden-era environmental policies. An administration official told multiple outlets that Trump is moving to ease EPA refrigerant rules in an effort to lower grocery costs for consumers. “Today, the Trump EPA is fulfilling President Trump’s promise to lower costs,” Zeldin said in a White House statement to The New York Times. “Our actions allow businesses to choose the refrigeration systems that work best for them, saving them billions of dollars. This will be felt directly by American families in lower grocery prices.” The Biden-era EPA rules required grocery stores, air conditioners and refrigeration systems to transition more quickly to climate-friendly refrigerants. Trump plans to extend deadlines for grocery stores and other companies to phase out climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons. Hydrofluoro...

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