State and Industry News • The Chorus Grows: Hardship Waivers Do Not Justify an RFS Increase (AFPM) • 7-Eleven Offering Free Refills for a Year (CSP Daily) • Cannabis Used More than Traditional Sleep Aids (NACS) • Electric Avenue (Fuels Institute) • Los Angeles to Ban Flavored Tobacco (NACS)
State and Industry News • Fuels Institute Report: Retailing Biofuels- A Guide to Reading Applicable Federal Regulations (Fuels Institute) • Tesla Claimed Its Pickup Truck Was ‘Bulletproof’ – Then Smashed Its Windows with a Metal Ball (CNBC) • Trump Hosts Vaping Roundtable with NACS and Other Stakeholders (NACS) • California, other States Sue to Block EPA from Revoking State Emissions Authority (Reuters) • Pilot Flying J Extends Parental Leave (NACS)
State and Industry News • Fuels Institute Report: Market Conditions Influence Environmental Impact of EVs (Fuels Institute) • Marathon Announces Plans to Spin Off Its Speedway Chain and Bring in a New CEO Next Year (CNBC) • Ethanol “Demand” Is Higher Than Ever (AFPM Blog) • Trump Administration Rethinks Emissions Freeze (CSP Daily)
State and Industry News • Tucson Raises Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco Products to 21 (KVOA) • New York’s Lawsuit against Exxon Begins (NY Times) • California’s Rising Gas Prices Spotlight Growing US Divide (NACS)
State and Industry News • ADEQ Launches Program with Nissan LEAF $3,500 Incentive (ADEQ) • Arizona Democrats Outraising their GOP Counterparts, by a Lot (Daily Star) • Teen Use of E-Cigarettes Keeps Rising (US News) • State Lawmaker Seeks Opinion that Could Curb Local Efforts to Raise Tobacco-Buying Age (Daily Star) • AFPM Statement on EPA Proposal to Adjust RFS (AFPM) • How Vaping Deaths Put Cloud over E-Cigarettes (Bloomberg) … Read More
APMA Scholarship Foundation has released its 2020 scholarship application In 2019, of 26 applications received, the APMA Scholarship Foundation awarded scholarship funds to 21 students. The Foundation awarded a record-shattering total of $80,000 in funds, if eligibility requirements are met. David Oberan (DenMart Convenience Stores) was the Ann Champlin Memorial scholarship winner. The 2020 Scholarship Application and Flyer are now available on our website. All application materials are due via … Read More
State and Industry News • Proposal Would More Than Double State Gas Tax (Pinal Central) • City of Goodyear Raises Minimum Age to Purchase Tobacco and Vaping Products to 21 (ABC 15) • Ducey Not Ready for State to Ban Flavored E-Cigarette Products (AZ Daily Star)
State and Industry News • Trump Administration Moves to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes (CNN) • FDA Sends Warning Letter to JUUL (NACS) • Wall Street Journal Criticizes ‘Another Payoff for Ethanol’ (AFPM Petro Primer) • New Economic Study Demonstrates Oil and Gas Industry’s Significant Contribution to the California Economy (WSPA)
State and Industry News • Fuel Retailers Are NOT Ready for EMV Shift at the Pump, Conexxus Finds (NACS) • Biofuels Blending Is Up. EIA Data Shows No Demand Destruction from SREs (AFPM Newsroom) • Congress Introduces Bill Targeting Online E-Cigarette Sales to Minors (NACS) • Ducey, Sinema Discuss Statewide Issues at League of Cities Meeting (Chamber Business News) • House Hearing Focuses on JUUL and Youth Vaping (NACS) • … Read More
Fuel Monitor Magazine Fall Digital Edition Launches The fall edition of the APMA Fuel Monitor magazine is now available! This magazine features important Electric Vehicle Updates for Arizona, details on the record $80,000 awarded by the APMA Scholarship Foundation, PMAA Day on the Hill recap, information on the newly formed Weights and Measures Council, wrap up of the 2019 legislative session, and Annual Conference preview. To learn more about advertising … Read More