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A significant development occurred in the state Capitol this past week on the climate change front. Two senior, conservative Republican Senators Gene Yaw (Environmental Committee Chair) and Scott Martin (Appropriations Chair) filed a co-sponsorship memo asking for the support of their colleagues of legislation they intend to introduce that would create a Low Carbon Fuel […]

Governor Shapiro gave his maiden budget address last week, proposing $44.4 billion in spending for the upcoming fiscal year. One line item that was in the budget documents (but about which he did not speak) was projected revenue more than $650 million from RGGI proceeds. This cap-and-trade program addressing fuels used for electric power generation […]

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced changes in the way employers are notified of driver drug and alcohol violations uploaded to the agency’s Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. Previously, the Clearinghouse would only notify an employer (by email) of new information uploaded to a driver’s drug and alcohol file for 30 days following an […]

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Division of Weights and Measures has notified the PPA that compliance visits are actively being conducted to ensure advertising product prices for motor fuel street signs and/or pumps are in accordance with the law. PDA has general authority and responsibility to enforce the Consolidated Weights and Measures Act (3 Pa.C.S.A […]

The PPA would like to highlight the following new members joining the association in February.   Active Members Active Members are independent branded and non-branded petroleum marketers who sell gasoline, heating oil, diesel fuel, kerosene, and other petroleum products at both the wholesale and retail levels, including convenience stores. — N/A in February   Retail […]

Reps. Bob Latta (R-OH), John Joyce (R-PA), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), and Jay Obernolte (R-CA) introduced legislation – the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act – to protect Americans’ freedom of choice when purchasing vehicles. The legislation would reject California’s request for a Clean Air Act (CAA) waiver to require 35 percent of all new light-duty […]

This past week, President Biden released his annual budget. This document, while largely dismissed by Congress, is very indicative of the policies that the Administration will focus on for the next year and, with a divided Congress, where they may focus regulatory actions. The White House is requesting a $1.9 billion, or 19 percent, increase […]

Following a June 2020 ban on menthol cigarettes and other flavored forms of tobacco, illegal tobacco seizures have skyrocketed in Massachusetts according to a state task force report. Massachusetts was the first state to implement a full ban on the sale of menthol and flavored tobacco products and vaping devices. And the result has been […]