EPA extends HFC refrigerant use to lower grocery costs, but critics warn of long-term price increases
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Leigh Krietsch Boerner
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The EPA, under administrator Lee Zeldin, announced actions to extend the use of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants in the US, aiming to lower grocery costs. However, critics argue this delay in the HFC phasedown could actually raise food costs in the long run. The move increases demand for current refrigerants as production continues to drop, but the EPA did not include this projection in their savings estimates. HFCs are potent greenhouse gases, and environmental groups have raised concerns about the climate impact of delaying the transition to more sustainable alternatives.
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· 3 pulledIn an effort to lower soaring grocery costs, US Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin last month announced two actions to extend the use of hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants in the US.
HFCs are sometimes called superpollutants,
Move will increase demand for current refrigerants as production continues to drop, but the agency didn't include this projection in their savings estimates
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