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The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) will conduct a Technical hearing on July 13th to deal with a host of questions about a program proposed by CEMA to promote biodiesel blending with home heating oil. CEMA has advocated for several years, for Connecticut to adopt policies to promote the use of low emissions liquid fuels to replace the natural gas expansion and conversion program.
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NEFI has informed us that effective immediately, the governors of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey announced a 14-day quarantine requirement for anyone entering their states from a state with a positive test rate. This is defined as a rate higher than 10 positive cases per 100,000 residents over a 7-day rolling average, or a state with a 10% or higher positivity rate over a 7-day rolling average.
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From PMAA
The Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced an extension of the agency’s March 24, 2020 enforcement discretion policy (waiver) regarding reoccurring hazardous material training and testing requirements for CDL drivers. While the waiver is in effect, PHMSA will take no enforcement action against any motor carrier or offeror who is unable to provide reoccurring hazardous material training and testing that all CDL HAZMAT drivers (and all HAZMAT employees) must undergo every three years.
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From PMAA
Petroleum marketers interested in applying for a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Higher Blend Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) grant can join a free webinar detailing the benefits of the program and providing important tips on the grant application process. The USDA is offering up to $100 million in grants under the HBIIP to help transportation fueling and biodiesel distribution facilities convert to higher ethanol and biodiesel blends.
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The gas utility tariffs for July are in. You can compare these rates to your own prices. As shown below, with the recent collapse in petroleum prices worldwide, local heating oil prices are now less than the average natural gas tariff for a fourth month in a row, despite the average state heating oil price increasing 4.5 cents from the most recently reported date, June 22, from the prior week.
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CT Diesel Tax
The Department of Revenue Services (DRS) has announced that the new diesel excise tax rate beginning July 1, 2020 will be 44.6¢ per gallon, which will remain in effect through June 30, 2021. This change represents a 1.9¢ decrease from the current tax of 46.5¢ per gallon. The diesel excise tax in Connecticut is adjusted every July 1 to reflect wholesale prices of diesel in the prior twelve-month period. As a result, some years it increases and some years it declines.
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Tip 1: Train Employees in Information Technology Security. Training should be offered, especially to those who are responsible for accounts payable, human resources records, and wire transfers. Training for all employees should be reinforced periodically. Employees should be instructed to refrain from clicking links or attachments in e-mails, and not to pay an invoice until it’s confirmed that the sender actually sent it.
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From NEFI
NEFI, the trade association formerly known as the New England Fuel Institute, has changed its name to the National Energy & Fuels Institute. The new name formalizes the organization's mission and longtime leadership role as an advocate for liquid heating fuel providers in Washington, DC and throughout the country.
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Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
In this second of a two-part series on Cannabis in the Workplace, we will cover safety-sensitive positions; drug testing and drug policies, and will provide practical examples with fresh, up-to-date insight on how employers are meeting these challenges. We will review the latest legal challenges provide practical tips your organization can use today.
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Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Many propane industry members are facing unprecedented challenges this year in contracting for supply, and NPGA’s Propane Supply and Logistics Committee is hosting a series of webinars over the summer to educate the industry. In this webinar, we will focus on preparing for peak demand.
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Utility Dive
House Democrats on unveiled a comprehensive bill that would boost federal tax incentives for solar, storage, offshore wind, electric vehicles and more.
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Stamford Advocate
Tenants, homeowners and residential landlords will share at least $33 million in state and federal grants to avoid evictions and foreclosures, Gov. Ned Lamont announced on Monday. The program also includes extending the governor’s executive order on evictions, set to expire July 1, through the month of August.
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Oil Price
With the global economy reeling, millions of jobs permanently destroyed, and more than half a million people dead, it’s hard to find anything positive about the Covid-19 crisis. Congressional Research estimates that the pandemic will contract the global economy around 6% in 2020 and inflict long-term damage by impairing international economic, trade, and political relations between countries.
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Green Tech Media
Massachusetts may become just the third state, after California and New York, to begin planning for a managed decline of its conventional natural gas industry.
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Hartford Business
It seems almost like an Orwellian nightmare: By following the law, one violates the law. Unfortunately, this may be precisely the paradox that many Connecticut employers now face.
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USA Today
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced Monday it would stick with its tax filing extension deadline of July 15. The agencies are encouraging people to file for an automatic extension of Oct. 15, if they cannot meet the July 15 deadline, by filling out this form.
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Utility Dive
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) unanimously passed its Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) Regulation, following a public hearing Thursday. "By 2045, every new truck sold in California will be zero-emission," CARB said in a news release
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Washington Examiner
Electric cars once stood on their own. "In the late 1890s, at the dawn of the automobile era, steam, gasoline, and electric cars all competed to become the dominant automotive technology," wrote David Kirsch in The Electric Vehicle and the Burden of History. "By the early 1900s, the battle was over, and internal combustion was poised to become the prime mover of the twentieth century."
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CNN Business
Fracking pioneer Chesapeake Energy Corporation on Sunday became the largest oil-and-gas company to file for bankruptcy protection during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Hartford Business
Connecticut has had significant success managing and lately mitigating the worst epidemiological impacts of the coronavirus pandemic — especially compared to many southern and western U.S. states now tracking resurgences of COVID.
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