Fuel Policy

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) is launching a seven-figure ad campaign in the Beltway and in eight states urging Congress to act on the six California waivers transmitted by EPA under the Congressional Review Act (CRA). If passed, the CRA resolutions would effectively stop a series of California electrification mandates and red tape affecting passenger cars and trucks, manufacturers of lawn equipment, marine vessels, and the cost of consumer goods around the country.

When EPA sets Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) mandates, most attention focuses on the required volumes of renewable fuel. But behind the scenes, compliance depends on something called Renewable Identification Numbers, or RINs. Understanding how RINs work, and why the industry's "RIN bank" is shrinking, helps explain why increasingly aggressive mandates are driving up RFS compliance costs.

EPA's reallocation announcement may sound like an obscure regulatory decision, but it goes to the heart of a growing problem within the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). This latest action shifts additional compliance obligations onto non-exempt refiners, increasing costs throughout the system. The result is an already historically expensive RFS becoming even more expensive, with negative implications for fuel affordability, domestic refining and American energy security. Learn more about EPA's announcement, how reallocation works and why it matters.

Last year, Congress stopped California from banning sales of new gas cars and imposing electric heavy-truck mandates. It took bipartisan majorities in the House and Senate voting together to rescind the EPA rules authorizing those California mandates. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement on EPA’s decision to reallocate 2025 RFS regulatory relief.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) today applauded the introduction of four Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions in the U.S. Senate to overturn California vehicle and engine mandates.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement regarding EPA’s transmission of four California waivers to Congress for review under the Congressional Review Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) filed a lawsuit Friday in the DC Circuit court challenging the 2026-2027 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volumes finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in March. EPA’s “Set 2 rule” is the largest and most expensive RFS iteration in history and is the single most expensive regulation of President Trump’s second term.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As policymakers consider a potential gas tax holiday to lower costs at the pump, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement, underscoring that reforming the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) would deliver significantly greater and more durable savings for American consumers.