Newsom Directs CARB to Allow Early Release of Winter-Blend Gasoline

Newsom requested that CARB allow early release of higher polluting winter-blend gasoline and called for a windfall profits tax on oil companies in response to record-high prices.

California Governor Gavin Newsom directed the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to allow the early distribution of the higher polluting winter blend while also calling for a windfall tax on oil companies. He issued the directive after gasoline prices rose by a record 84 cents per gallon over the 10 days ending September 30, 2022 in what Newsom chara…