(The Center Square) – The California Assembly voted against a measure that would have prevented the state’s new Low Carbon Fuel Standard from going into effect, which some experts say would add 65 cents to the cost per gallon of gas if implemented as planned in July.
The rule, which requires producers of fuels that release more carbon than a tightening standard to purchase credits from producers of fuels that release less carbon than the standard, would also impact the parts of Nevada and Arizona that rely on California refineries
The GOP-proposed measure, party of the caucus’s “Cost of Living Week,” failed largely along party lines, with 18 Assembly members voting in support, 39 against and 23 either abstaining or not present. With 19 Republicans in the Assembly,
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