September 2, 2025 Express Update
PPA Fall Energy Conference Hotel Discount Expires on September 8!
September 1, 2025The PPA is excited to bring together industry leaders for our premier membership event in Hershey. Join us in Hershey to learn, network, and connect. The hotel discount expires on September 8! Reserve your room at The Hotel Hershey today. Hotel Information The Hotel Hershey (100 Hotel Rd, Hershey, PA 17033) Discounted room rate starting at $235 per […]
Read More →EPA Proposes to Disapprove California’s “Clean Truck Check” Rule
September 1, 2025On August 25, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to disapprove California’s “Heavy-Duty Inspection and Maintenance Regulation,” known as the Clean Truck Check rule. Developed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) as a revision to the state’s implementation plan (SIP) under the Clean Air Act (CAA), the rule would establish periodic emissions testing […]
Read More →EMA’s Preliminary Analysis on EPA’s Proposal to Rescind Vehicle GHG Standards
September 1, 2025On August 1, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule to rescind its 2009 greenhouse gas (GHG) “Endangerment Finding” for mobile sources and repeal all associated GHG emission standards for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles and engines. If finalized, this would reverse nearly two decades of regulatory policy and significantly reshape […]
Read More →EPA Acts on SRE Backlog, Signals Potential for Future Reallocation
September 1, 2025EPA’s ongoing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rulemaking for 2026 and 2027 raises renewed concerns about how the Agency will treat Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs). While EMA takes no position on the merits of granting individual exemptions, the association strongly opposes reallocation of exempted volumes. Reallocation alters compliance obligations and injects volatility into downstream fuel markets, […]
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