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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. — More than 70 consumer, energy and manufacturing organizations today sent a letter to leaders of the United States Senate and House of Representatives urging them to exercise Congressional Review Act (CRA) authority to overturn six waiver rules from EPA authorizing the State of California to impose costly electrification mandates for vehicles, small engines, ports and marine vessels.

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.

Geopolitical conflicts, refinery outages, export restrictions and supply chain disruptions have reduced the world's ability to convert crude oil into usable fuels, even as global consumer demand remains strong. The following perspectives from analysts and reporters help explain why fuel prices today aren’t moving in lockstep with crude oil prices, and why refining capacity has become one of the most important factors shaping what consumers pay at the pump.

People are increasingly turning to tools like ChatGPT and Copilot to get quick answers, draft content or spark new ideas. But artificial intelligence (AI) is doing much more than offering guidance — it is reshaping some of the world’s most complex and safety critical industries.

Some have been surprised by recent refining margins, earnings in the refining sector and a seeming disconnect between finished fuel prices and prices of crude oil. There’s a reason for this: in short, while the price of crude oil is the biggest factor determining fuel prices, it’s not the only factor, and there’s particular tightness in the global refined product market which hadn’t been the case until recently. Take a look to see what several analysts, reporters and market experts have explained about this topic.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM), alongside the Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD), American Chemistry Council (ACC), the Fertilizer Institute (TFI) and the National Industrial Transportation League (NITL), filed a joint motion urging the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to deny the proposed Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merger application.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) submitted comments to the Department of Transportation (DOT) on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) proposed rule for implementing Section 2209 of the Safety and Security Act of 2016 and creating a framework for addressing unauthorized unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drone) operating near fixed-site critical infrastructure.

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.