Preparing for summer — and hurricane season
Just as Memorial Day weekend marked the beginning of summer, June 1st marks the official beginning of the 2019 hurricane season.
Understanding gasoline pricing as summer driving season begins
As we head into the Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of the summer driving season, many begin to pay closer attention to gasoline prices.
AFPM Statement on EPA’s Plan to Modify Cost-Benefit Analysis of Its Rules
WASHINGTON D.C. – Chet Thompson, president and CEO of the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), today released the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to modify how it approaches cost-benefit evaluations of its environmental rules.
Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Extension Would Cost $16 billion, Per Ernst & Young Report
New analysis has found that a Senate plan to extend the federal electric vehicle (EV) tax credit would cost taxpayers as much as $16 billion over the next decade, money that in recent years has largely gone toward the purchase of luxury electric vehicles.
5 Things to Know About the RFS Reset
This year, the EPA is poised to “reset” the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which was passed in 2005 and expanded in 2007 to require increasing amounts of biofuels to be incorporated into U.S. gasoline and diesel supplies.
AFPM Statement on EPA’s Proposed E15 Rule
Chet Thompson, President and CEO of the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), issued the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule regarding modifying the interpretation of Clean Air Act Section 211(h)(4) to extend the E10 volatility waiver to E15, on which AFPM today submitted comments.
AFPM Awards Honor Record Number of Facilities for Exemplary Workplace Safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) has announced the winners of the 2018 Annual Safety Awards, part of an ongoing mission to enhance and recognize outstanding workplace safety.
Statement on ABFA Motion For Injunction Against EPA
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers today issued the following statement regarding the Advanced Biofuels Association’s motion for an injunction against EPA, which seeks to prevent additional small refinery exemptions under the Renewable Fuel Standard.
Expert Voices: Infrastructure Needs Are Hampering U.S. Energy and Petrochemical Potential
U.S. refiners and petrochemical manufacturers were encouraged on April 10 when President Trump signed an executive order that will better clarify the roles of federal and state agencies in permitting decisions for energy infrastructure, including oil and natural gas pipelines.