Newsom Pushes Refineries Out Of California, Then Blames Trump For High Gas Prices

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Newsom Pushes Refineries Out Of California, Then Blames Trump For High Gas Prices
Chevron, Marathon warn CARB’s Cap-and-Invest expansion could force remaining plants to shut down.
by Benjamin Roberts  March 11, 2026, 8:08 AM 

Amid increased gas prices nationwide since the U.S. attacked Iran, Newsom is weighing a bill that could drive out the few remaining refineries in California. [some emphasis, links added]


The California Air Resources Board (CARB) proposed sweeping amendments expanding the state’s Cap-and-Invest program. Under Cap-and-Invest, refineries have set emissions limits and must buy allowances from the state to exceed said limits.

If signed into law, the amendments would revoke 118 million metric tons in emissions allowances.

In response, Chevron and others operating the state’s few remaining refineries are threatening to close down if Newsom signs new energy regulations into law.

https://climatechangedispatch.com/newsom-refineries-gas-prices/

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Climate EconomicsGovernment idiocy
California’s Looming Fuel Crisis: Refiners Are Trying to Warn the State
4 hours ago
Charles Rotter

California is steadily dismantling the fuel infrastructure that keeps its economy running. At the same time, demand for that fuel remains enormous. That mismatch is now reaching a point where the companies actually producing the fuel are beginning to issue increasingly blunt warnings.

The message is simple: if current policy continues, more refineries will close. When refineries close, gasoline does not disappear. It simply comes from somewhere else—usually farther away, at higher cost, and often from facilities operating under looser environmental standards.

The warnings are arriving while California is already losing refining capacity.

And the losses are not small.

Phillips 66 shut down its Los Angeles refinery in late 2025. The facility processed roughly 140,000 barrels of crude oil per day. Another major refinery is preparing to follow. Valero has announced plans to idle its Benicia refinery by April 2026, removing another 145,000 barrels per day from California’s fuel system.

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2026/03/11/petroleum-refiners-are-trying-to-warn-california/

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It does no good to warn liberals.  They enjoy the pain of having their noses ripped from their heads to spite their faces.