CEC Details Plan To Avoid Fuel ‘Crisis’ As CARB Downplays LCFS Impacts

The California Energy Commission (CEC) is urging Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to provide regulatory relief to the oil industry as part of a multi-pronged plan to avoid a fuel supply “crisis” due to the planned shuttering of two local refineries. But the CEC’s call for regulatory relief comes as the state air board is making the case that tougher rules under its low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) won’t further drive up gasoline prices. “We think the Administration should consider partnering with...