June 15, 2026 Express Update

The PPA is excited to bring together industry leaders for our premier membership event in Lancaster. Join us September 29 – October 1 to learn, network, and connect. Attendee registration and hotel rooms are now available! A finalized conference schedule will be released this summer. Conference Registration $295 per person (includes access to all conference events excluding […]

Several business-related issues surfaced in the Pennsylvania General Assembly this past week, including hemp regulation, utility rates, civil litigation, and cash transaction rounding. Senate Rejects Hemp Regulation Proposal The Senate rejected Senate Bill 49 by a bipartisan 29-21 vote. The legislation would have regulated intoxicating hemp-derived products and shifted oversight of the medical marijuana program […]

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department’s Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund (USTIF) has released a new fact sheet to help farmers, fuel distributors, and facility owners better understand USTIF fee requirements for diesel fuel delivered to regulated underground storage tanks (USTs). The fact sheet explains that farmers with registered underground diesel tanks may be subject to one […]

On June 9, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granted EMA’s motion to intervene in American Public Health Association, et al v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), in support of EPA’s repeal of its so-called “Endangerment Finding.” The Endangerment Finding (made in 2010) represented EPA’s judgment at the time that carbon […]