May 5, 2025 Express Update

The legislature returns on May 5 from recess and will be in session for the next two weeks. As always, a key priority in the spring session is the adoption of the state budget. This year’s budget is more complicated by the uncertainty regarding the status of federal funding that has traditionally come to the […]

On May 1, the House of Representatives approved three Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions to overturn Biden-era rules granting Clean Air Act waivers to California. The resolutions, introduced by Reps. John Joyce (R-PA), John James (R-MI), and Jay Obernolte (R-CA), would overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of the Clean Air Act waiver for California’s […]

2025 Summer Leadership Conference The Pennsylvania Petroleum Association is excited to again bring together current and future leaders within our industry. Join us in Avalon, NJ June 8 – 10 to kick off the summer at our annual leadership conference! The deadline for the discounted rate at the ICONA Avalon is May 7! Hotel Information ICONA […]

On May 1, Representatives Mike Carey (R-OH), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Ashely Hinson (R-IA) and Claudia Tenney (R-NY) introduced the “Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Act of 2025,” (H.R. 3137) which aims to extend the $1 per gallon biodiesel blender’s tax credit through 2026. Extending […]

On April 28, EMA was pleased to announce that –– in response to requests from the Governors of Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota, and Wisconsin –– EPA will allow these seven States to continue to use summertime blendstocks for the sale of E10. These States had opted out of the one-pound Reid Vapor […]