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
Industry News for July 18, 2019 In Lobbying Battle for Electric Vehicle Tax Credit, It’s Car Makers vs. the Oil and Gas Industry (Washington Post) Retailers Navigate Changing Fuels Landscape (Cstoredecisions) APMA Awards $80,000 in Scholarships (NACS) C-Store Group CEO Says Teen Vaping Would Get Worse under FDA Plan (CNBC) EPA Issues Proposed Renewable Volume Obligations for 2020 (NACS) Why Gas Prices Vary from Pump to Pump (WSJ Video with … Read More
Industry News for June 27, 2019 EPA Proposes Maricopa County Air Quality Attained the 2008 Ozone Health Standard (Maricopa.gov) EPA OUST Compliance Advisory: Tank Compatibility Requirements following EPA’s E15 Year-Round Sale Approval Stephanie Grisham, New White House Press Secretary, Had Controversial Arizona Career (AZcentral) Helping Retailers Navigate Tobacco-21 Laws (NACS) San Francisco Bans Sales of E-Cigarettes (NPR)
APMA Scholarship Foundation Awards Record $80,000 in Scholarships for 2019 The APMA Scholarship Foundation (“the Foundation”) has made its 2019 scholarship awards to twenty-one students worth $80,000 if eligibility requirements are satisfied. Since its formation in 2007, the Foundation has paid out over $350,000 in scholarship awards. “We received the most applications to date and we are giving out the most scholarship dollars in the history of the Foundation,” said Foundation … Read More
Industry News for June 10, 2019 · Ducey Vetoes Lawmakers Per Diem Increase (AZ Central) · Electrify America Grows EV Charging Network (NACS) · Beverly Hills Bans Most Tobacco Sales Citywide (NACS) · Appeal to Nicotine Users with High Quality Tobacco (CSP Daily)
Fuel Monitor Magazine Summer Digital Edition Launches The spring edition of the APMA Fuel Monitor magazine is now available! This redesigned magazine features tracking for the 2019 legislative session, the UST Revolving Fund Reforms Law overview, and Annual Conference invitation. It also features pictures of the 2019 Scholarship Golf Tournament at Moon Valley Country Club. To learn more about advertising opportunities in the Fuel Monitor, click here.
Industry News for June 4, 2019 State and Industry News · Arizona Governor Ducey Appoints New Utility Regulator (US News) · E15 Rule Finalized in Time for Summer Sales (CSP Daily) · Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Extension Would Cost $16 Billion, Per Ernst & Young Report (AFPM) · 6 Takeaways from the FDA’s Public Hearing on CBD (CSP Daily) · Census Bureau: Phoenix and Buckeye Are the Fastest-Growing Cities in … Read More
Industry News for May 22, 2019 State and Industry News · Bill to Limit New Laws on Tobacco, Vape Products Gets Initial OK in Arizona House (Daily Star) · US Senators Introduce Tobacco 21 Bill (NACS) · Why Reducing Carbon Emissions from Cars and Trucks Will Be So Hard (The Conversation) · O’Rourke Signs ‘No Fossil Fuel Money’ Pledge, Returns Donations (Politico)
Industry News for May 2, 2019 State and Industry News · Vaping Industry, Health Groups Spar Over Dueling Bills (AZ Mirror) · This Bill Would Raise Age to Buy Tobacco in Arizona. Some Say It Would Set Back Fight against Smoking (AZ Central) · Arizona’s Licensing Liberation (Wall Street Journal) · Stanton, Biggs Discuss Politics and Promote Bipartisanship (Chamber Business News) · Trump Campaign Moving Early to Keep Arizona from … Read More
Industry News for April 23, 2019 UST Reforms Bill Signed by Governor Ducey Governor Doug Ducey has signed HB 2704 into law! APMA worked closely with ADEQ on a package of reforms to benefit UST owners and operators by Increasing the Tank Site Improvement Program (TSIP) site cap from $100,000 to $300,000, as well as increasing various activity caps as follows: Tank system upgrades from $100,000 per site to $200,000 … Read More