A Chill in Environmental Progress: The Trump Administration's Refrigerant Rollback The Trump administration has opted to prioritize short term economic gains over long term sustainability, targeting a landmark bipartisan regulation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from refrigerants used in cooling equipment.
This move reverses the president's earlier commitment to tackling climate change and signals a disturbing willingness to undo progress made on environmental issues.
The decision to delay the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) rule requiring the phase out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), potent contributors to global warming, is being framed as a cost saving measure for consumers.