Pain at the pump, for the price of cleaner air. Fresno drivers already pay over $1.50 more than the national average for a gallon of gas, according to AAA.
Local leaders are now warning prices could go up even more if the California Air Resources Board, or CARB, moves forward with new Low Carbon Fuel Standards set to be voted on Friday.
“CARB themselves have estimated these proposed changes to cost taxpayers and additional .47 cents per gallon. The Independent Emissions Advisory Council has projected gas could increase as much as .85 cents per gallon,” said Fresno City Council President Annalisa Perea.
In a special meeting Thursday, the Fresno City Council voted unanimously to call on CARB to postpone their meeting until its clear just how much prices will go up.
“It’s clear that this proposal has yet to be fully vetted, and there has been little to no transparency in my opinion regarding what the actual economic impact of these changes will look like to our constituency here in Fresno,” said Perea.