Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced on Thursday the repeal of Biden-era mandates on refrigeration and air conditioning system changes that would have cost the US economy more than $2 billion. According to the agency’s calculations:
The savings at a glance include:
Over $900 million from revisions to the 2023 Technology Transitions Rule, including more than $800 million at the supermarket
Up to $1.5 billion in projected savings for transporters of refrigerated goods under the proposed ER&R technical fix if finalized
More than 350,000 high-skilled American jobs safeguarded
This is much smaller in magnitude than the recent move to reverse greenhouse gas regulations, but as the saying goes, a billion here and a billion there starts adding up to real money.
Add this to the list of Trump correctives to madness like toilets that don’t flush, showers that drip, washers that don’t clean clothes, and the bans on plastic bags and plastic straws and…

