July 17, 2023 Express Update
PPA Fall Conference Attendee Registration & Hotel Block Now Available!
July 17, 2023The Pennsylvania Petroleum Association is excited to bring together industry leaders for our premier membership event. Conference registration and the discounted hotel block is now open to attendees! Join us October 9 – 11 in Hershey to learn, network, and connect. Conference Registration $295 per person CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Hotel Information The Hotel Hershey […]
Read More →PPA Co-Hosting State Fuel Sector Emergency Planning Exercise On October 11
July 17, 2023The Pennsylvania Petroleum Association and Pennsylvania Propane Gas Association will be hosting a mock emergency planning exercise on October 11, 2023. The exercise will be facilitated by our state agency partners for the purpose of strengthening the Pennsylvania State Energy Security Plan (SESP). Other stakeholders who rely on the interdependency of liquid fuels throughout the […]
Read More →EMA Opposes EPA’s Plan to Eliminate Fuel-Fired Heating Appliances from the Energy Star Program
July 17, 2023Recently, EMA submitted comments on EPA’s controversial proposal to eliminate residential fuel-fired boilers from the ENERGY STAR rating program. The EPA notice said the agency will not accept new fuel fired boilers into the Energy Star program after December 31, 2024. The phaseout would leave only residential electric heating and cooling appliances with the coveted […]
Read More →Congressional Update
July 17, 2023Last week, Congress returned from July 4th recess and got to work. First, House Appropriators began to work through the 12 bills that Speaker McCarthy promised members of the Freedom Caucus would each be considered on the floor. At this point, the goal is to have all 12 bills reported out of committee before August […]
Read More →Urge Lawmakers to Cosponsor “The Credit Card Competition Act”
July 17, 2023Recently, Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Peter Welch (D-VT) and J.D. Vance (R-OH) and Representatives Lance Gooden (R-TX), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Tom Tiffany (R-WI) and Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) introduced the bipartisan “The Credit Card Competition Act of 2023” (S.1838; H.R. 3881). The legislation, which was introduced in the U.S. House and Senate, […]
Read More →