California Air Resources Board – Page 2

Will Declining Truck Inventories Lead CARB to Amend Heavy-Duty Electric Truck Regulations?

October 23, 2024 3:41 pmOctober 23, 2024 4:00 pm

In 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom proudly declared an “clean air” policy which has the potential to put the state’s drivers in harms way: “California became the first jurisdiction in the world today to end the sales of traditional combustion...

Gavin Newsom Chases Another Oil Company Out of California

October 16, 2024 3:55 pmOctober 16, 2024 8:07 pm

Phillips 66 announced Wednesday that it plans to close operations at its Los Angeles-area refinery late in 2025. The company said in a press statement that it “will work with the state of California to supply fuel markets and meet...

California’s Gas Supply Restrictions Lead Gavin Newsom to World Stage

October 14, 2024 11:06 amOctober 14, 2024 11:06 am

How is California Governor Gavin Newsom going to jump back onto the national stage? Once his role as Joe Biden’s surrogate presidential candidate was shattered as Democrats replaced him with Kamala Harris, how could Newsom remain present in order to...

Chevron Sends Letter to CA Legislature Lambasting Newsom’s Oil/Gas Proposal

October 9, 2024 7:54 amOctober 9, 2024 7:55 am

Chevron President Andy Walz sent a letter Tuesday condemning Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to decrease the state’s gas supply, which will clearly result in even higher gas prices at the pump, saying he seeks to address “some of the inaccurate...

Bill to Stop Newsom’s Stealth Gas Tax Increase Introduced During Extraordinary Legislative Session

September 12, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 12, 2024 6:33 am

A bill to freeze proposed increases in gas prices in California was introduced in the Assembly on Wednesday, with the ultimate aim to halt Governor Gavin Newsom’s planned update to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard. According to ABX2-4, authored...

Ringside: The Numbers Behind CARB’s Goal of ‘Net Zero’

August 30, 2024 6:00 amAugust 30, 2024 6:43 am

Nearly every analysis of energy policy in California, to the extent it delves into the numbers, tends to focus on one variable, CO2. But if you’re just trying to figure out how much energy we use today, where it’s coming...

NTSB To Investigate EV Truck Crash, Battery Fire That Shut Down I-80 For Nearly A Day

August 22, 2024 12:28 pmAugust 22, 2024 3:20 pm

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced late on Wednesday that it will be investigating the Tesla EV truck crash that occurred on Monday in Placer County, as the fire was one involving a lithium-ion battery and closed Interstate 80...