NevadaGov. Joe Lombardoraised alarm bells in a lengthy letter Monday to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, warning him of “real-world consequences” for his anti-oil policies.
“I write to you now to express concerns regarding theCalifornia Air Resources Board’s (CARB) draft Cap-and-Invest regulation and raise awareness around the significant implications it may have for fuel supply stability across the Western United States, particularly for Nevada,” the letter read, requesting Newsom’s “support encouraging CARB to weigh the regional implications of changes to the Cap-and-Invest regulations.”
“Nevada is structurally dependent on California’s refining system,” Lombardo wrote.
Nevada relies on California for approximately 88% of its transportation fuels — gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
These fuels are supplied mainly via the CALNEV Pipeline, which connects Southern California refineries to Las Vegas.
While Nevada has limited oil production of its own, it is almost entirely dependent on California’s refining capacity.
It comes asgas prices spiked again overnight, leaping another nine cents to an average of $5.29 per gallon across California.
The Republican governor wrote to his Democratic counterpart in the Golden State with one “straightforward” request.
“Any major policy change that could alter refinery economics in California must account for the real-world consequences to neighboring states that depend on that infrastructure,” he said. “Given additionaltension in the Middle East, the situation is particularly pressing.”
The letter is in response to draft regulations tied to the state’s Cap-and-Invest Program, overseen by the California Air Resources Board, which sets a statewide cap on greenhouse gas emissions and requires major polluters to purchase allowances for each ton of carbon they emit.
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