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WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s choice to grant California a waiver from the Clean Air Act to ban sales of new gas cars through its Advanced Clean Cars II rule.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson today issued the following statement on the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to grant our petition for a writ of certiorari regarding our standing to challenge California’s electric vehicle (EV) mandate.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) General Counsel Rich Moskowitz issued the following statement on the news that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a proposal to exercise partial waiver authority for the 2024 cellulosic Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) obligations.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement addressing the potential impact of tariffs levied on crude oil and refined products from Canada and Mexico.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) issued the following statement today in response to reporting from the New York Times suggesting major U.S. automakers are lobbying the incoming Trump-Vance administration to keep much of the Biden-Harris EPA tailpipe standards finalized earlier this year.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement on today’s vote by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) amending the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).

WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement on the final results of the 2024 general election.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) is launching Ridin’ with Biden, a new issue ad series spotlighting Biden-Harris administration regulations that will effectively ban most new gas cars. The ads are backed by a seven-figure digital media buy across six states—Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin—where elected officials are being urged to overturn these policies.