The California Air Resources Board is set to approve updated fuel regulations that should lower fuel emissions but are also likely to raise gas prices.
The state regulators will vote Nov. 8 on the rules, known as the Low Carbon Fuel Standards, after several revisions over the last year.
State officials and analysts have estimated the changes could add from 47 cents to 65 cents to the cost of a gallon of gasoline in the near term in the state with the highest average gas prices.
CARB Executive Officer Steven Cliff told reporters Friday that the agency can’t predict how ...