(KRON) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom took steps Monday to try to bring down prices at the pump for California drivers. Newsom sent a letter suspending the state’s summer-blend gasoline requirement.
The governor is also directing the California Air Resources Board to enable winter-blend gasoline to be manufactured, distributed and sold immediately.
According to GasBuddy, the switch to winter-blend could bring prices down between $0.10 and $0.30 cents per gallon.
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