December 22, 2024

low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS)

CARB
Big Investments Still Needed to Meet California Dairy Methane Goal
California is about halfway to meeting a 2030 dairy methane reduction target and could face steep costs to get the rest of the way, according to a CARB report.
Shutterstock
CARB Promises Closer Look at Biomethane Role in LCFS
Prompted by a petition from environmental justice groups, California will look at the role of dairy-manure biomethane in the state’s low-carbon fuel standard.
Audi
Without TCI-P, Vt. Will Explore Joining Western Climate Initiative
The Western Climate Initiative is one option the Vermont Climate Council will explore to replace TCI-P in its Climate Action Plan released in December.
Washington Department of Ecology
Rulemaking Underway for Washington Climate Laws
Washington officials have begun the nuts-and-bolts rulemaking on three major climate change bills the state’s legislature passed in April.
Washington Dept. of Commerce
Inslee Order Electrifies State-owned Fleet by 2040
Washington will convert its entire state-owned vehicle fleet to electric by 2040, according to an executive order issued by Gov. Jay Inslee.
Dairy Cares
Petition Would Bar ‘Factory Farm Gas’ from CARB LCFS Credits
A petition challenges the California Air Resources Board's inclusion of dairy-manure biomethane as potentially eligible for credits under the agency’s LCFS.
Washington State Courts
Wash. High Court Hears Test Case for Inslee Climate Bill Vetoes
A Washington Supreme Court hearing provided a practice run for possible upcoming court battles over Gov. Inslee’s partial vetoes of recently passed climate bills.
Partial Vetoes on Cap-and-trade, LCFS Spark Wash. Dems’ Ire
Legislative leaders slammed Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s veto of segments of cap-and-trade and low-carbon fuels standard bills.
Wash. Cap-and-trade, LCFS Tied to Transportation Package
Washington’s climate change bills will not go into effect until the legislature passes a transportation budget. No one is quite sure when that will be.
LCFS Bill Passes Washington Legislature
Washington’s legislature passed a low-carbon fuel standard bill that will require refiners to reduce the carbon in motor fuels sold in state.

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