California emissions proposal would devastate Arizona, Nevada, U.S. economy — and the environment

Within days, California may adopt a new environmental policy that will reverberate through the regional, U.S. and even global economy, threatening to reignite the inflation that marred Joe Biden’s term as president while pushing pollution into sensitive marine environments.

On November 8, the California Air Resources Board, CARB, is voting on radically accelerating its Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which it says would increase fuel costs in California by about $162 billion through 2046.