California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office is urging lawmakers to reject Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to grant state regulators broad authority to impose climate fees, citing a lack of justification and excessive delegation of legislative power.
The California Air Resources Board recently approved a $162 billion cost increase for the Low Carbon Fuel Standard credit program, requiring producers of fuels with higher emissions than a rising standard to pay, while rewarding producers of lower-emission fuels.
The Republican and Democratic governors respectively of Nevada and Arizona jointly issued a letter against the standards, claiming it would lead to fuel price hikes and shortages for their residents who rely on California-made fuel.