2026年5月21日 美国东部时间上午10:31 / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
作者：阿莱娜·特里恩、戴维·戈德曼
更新于2026年5月21日 美国东部时间下午12:04
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内容摘要
- 唐纳德·特朗普总统正废除拜登时期针对超市和冷藏运输所用制冷剂的监管规定。
- 白宫辩称，此举可为消费者在食品杂货上节省超8亿美元。
- 但废除这些监管规定极不可能让普通消费者降低食品杂货开支。
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唐纳德·特朗普总统周四宣布新举措，废除拜登时期针对制冷剂的监管规定，其政府辩称此举将有助于降低食品杂货价格。
特朗普当天在椭圆形办公室宣布该政策，美国环境保护署署长李·泽尔丁以及多家大型食品杂货连锁店的高管出席了此次活动。特朗普政府将延长超市和企业逐步淘汰氢氟碳化物的期限。氢氟碳化物被认为是有害的、会加剧气候变暖的制冷剂和空调用污染物。美国环保署还预计将修订2024年的一项计划，豁免用于运输货物的道路制冷设备的氢氟碳化物泄漏要求。
在持续的通胀和民众负担能力担忧之下，周四的宣布是白宫为降低消费者成本所做一系列努力的最新举措。这一问题在11月中期选举前已成为共和党人日益突出的担忧。
但废除这些监管规定极不可能让普通消费者降低食品杂货开支。超市的利润率极低，几乎没有空间下调因伊朗战争推高柴油价格而持续上涨的商品价格。4月新鲜农产品价格大幅上涨，同比上涨6.5%，原因是过去几个月的运输成本飙升。
根据2023年《技术转型规则》，杂货店、空调公司及其他企业被要求减少冷却设备中使用的强效温室气体。美国环保署还预计将修订2024年《减排与回收计划》，豁免道路制冷设备的相关要求。
拜登时期的规定原本会为新设备带来一次性成本。废除这些规定意味着尚未购买新设备的企业将不再被要求更新其系统。但这并不等同于降低食品杂货成本。
白宫辩称，美国环保署的这两项举措可为消费者在超市节省超8亿美元，冷藏货物运输方面最多可节省15亿美元。
“美国人对拜登时期的制冷剂规定感到沮丧是情理之中的。这些规定既没有保护人类健康或环境，反而增加了远超法律要求的昂贵且难以实现的限制，”泽尔丁在一份声明中说道。
代表杂货店的行业组织美国食品工业协会估计，改用非氢氟碳化物制冷剂每家杂货店将花费100万美元。但该行业已有多年时间准备，许多公司已更换为符合美国环保署命令的新型设备。
杂货店还需要遵守包括加州在内的多个州通过的更严格的监管规定。
代表冰箱制造商的行业组织周四辩称，此次废除规定将提高消费者、制造商和杂货店的成本。
“这项规定违背了基本的供需规律，”美国空调、供暖与制冷研究所（AHRI）总裁兼首席执行官斯蒂芬·尤雷克在一份声明中说道。
“通过延长合规期限，美国环保署在《 AIM法案》下供应持续减少的情况下，维持甚至增加了现有制冷剂市场的需求。因此，制冷剂价格可能不会下跌反而会上涨，导致服务成本上升，消费者成本增加。”
据白宫一名官员透露，克罗格、皮格利·威格利、Foodfresh、Fareway等食品杂货连锁店的高管预计将出席此次宣布活动。
《今日美国》率先报道了此次活动的细节。
本头条新闻和报道已更新补充最新进展。
CNN的马特·伊根为本报道撰稿。
Trump is rolling back Biden-era regulations on refrigerants. But it’s unlikely to save consumers money
May 21, 2026 10:31 AM ET / CNN
By Alayna Treene, David Goldman
Updated May 21, 2026, 12:04 PM ET
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Summary
- President Donald Trump is rolling back back Biden-era regulations on refrigerants used in supermarkets and refrigerated transport.
- The White House argues the move could save consumers more than $800 million on groceries.
- But rolling back the regulations is highly unlikely to lower grocery prices for everyday consumers.
AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor.
President Donald Trump announced new measures on Thursday to roll back Biden-era regulations on refrigerants in a move his administration argues will help lower grocery prices.
Trump, who was joined by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and executives from major grocery chains for the Oval Office announcement, is extending deadlines for supermarkets and businesses to phase out the use of hydrofluorocarbons — considered harmful, planet-warming pollutants used for refrigeration and air conditioners. The EPA is also expected to revise a 2024 program to exempt road refrigerant appliances — used to transport goods — from leak requirements for hydrofluorocarbons.
Thursday’s announcement is the latest in a string of efforts by the White House to try and lower consumer costs amid persistent inflation and affordability concerns — an issue that has become a glaring concern for Republicans ahead of the November midterm elections.
But rolling back the regulations is highly unlikely to lower grocery prices for everyday consumers. Supermarkets operate on razor-thin margins and have very little wiggle room to lower good prices that have been on the rise as the Iran war has sent diesel prices surging. Fresh produce prices rose sharply in April — up 6.5% from a year earlier — because the cost of shipping has soared over the past several months.
Under the 2023 Technology Transitions Rule, grocery stores, AC companies and others were mandated to reduce powerful greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment. The EPA is also expected to revise the 2024 Emissions Reduction and Reclamation Program to exempt the road refrigerant appliances.
The Biden-era rules would have added a one-time expense for new equipment. Rolling back those regulations means companies that have not already purchased new equipment will no longer be required to update their systems. But that’s not the same as lowering grocery costs.
The White House argues the two EPA actions could save consumers more than $800 million at the supermarket, and as much as $1.5 billion for transportations of refrigerated goods.
“Americans were right to be frustrated with the Biden-era refrigerant rules. They didn’t protect human health or the environment and instead piled on costly, unattainable restrictions beyond what the law requires,” Zeldin said in a statement.
The Food Industry Association, a trade group representing grocery stores, estimated that the cost to switch away from HFCs would cost $1 million per grocery store. But the industry has had years to prepare for this, and many companies have already made the changes to newer equipment that complies with the EPA’s order.
Grocery stores also need to comply with even more aggressive regulations that several states, including California, have passed.
A trade group representing refrigerator makers argued Thursday that this rollback will raise costs for consumers, manufacturers and grocery stores.
“This rule works against basic supply and demand,” Stephen Yurek, president and CEO of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), said in a statement.
“By extending the compliance deadline, the EPA is maintaining and even increasing demand in the market for existing refrigerants while supply continues to fall under the AIM Act. So, instead of falling, refrigerant prices are likely to rise, resulting in higher service costs, and higher costs for consumers.”
Executives from Kroger, Piggly Wiggly, Foodfresh, Fareway and other groceries were expected to attend the announcement, according to a White House official.
USA Today first reported the details of the event.
This headline and story have been updated with additional developments.
CNN’s Matt Egan contributed to this report.
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