{"id":381129,"date":"2025-06-02T11:35:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T09:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=381129"},"modified":"2025-06-02T11:35:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T09:35:36","slug":"california-dems-decry-gas-crisis-they-fueled-with-harsh-energy-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=381129","title":{"rendered":"California Dems Decry Gas Crisis They Fueled with Harsh Energy Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"723\" data-attachment-id=\"381132\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=381132\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-17.-Mai-2025-14_58_02.png?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ChatGPT Image 17. Mai 2025, 14_58_02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-17.-Mai-2025-14_58_02.png?fit=723%2C723&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-17.-Mai-2025-14_58_02.png?resize=723%2C723&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-381132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-17.-Mai-2025-14_58_02.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-17.-Mai-2025-14_58_02.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-17.-Mai-2025-14_58_02.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-17.-Mai-2025-14_58_02.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-17.-Mai-2025-14_58_02.png?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-17.-Mai-2025-14_58_02.png?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-17.-Mai-2025-14_58_02.png?resize=400%2C400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-17.-Mai-2025-14_58_02.png?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-17.-Mai-2025-14_58_02.png?resize=450%2C450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-17.-Mai-2025-14_58_02.png?resize=60%2C60&amp;ssl=1 60w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ChatGPT-Image-17.-Mai-2025-14_58_02.png?resize=550%2C550&amp;ssl=1 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/wattsupwiththat.com\/2025\/05\/31\/california-dems-decry-gas-crisis-they-fueled-with-harsh-energy-regulations\/\">Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/05\/29\/california-democrats-rail-against-energy-regulations-they-unleashed-as-gas-crisis-looms\/\">THE DAILY CALLER<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wattsupwiththat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-205.png?resize=528%2C50&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Daily Caller News Foundation\" class=\"wp-image-10239521\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Audrey Streb<br><\/strong>DCNF Energy Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California Democrats are railing against state regulators for economic conditions they helped unleash now that a possible gas price crisis looms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California\u2019s Committee on Utilities and Energy grilled several state regulators on Wednesday about a possible gas price spike as two major oil refineries in California prepare to close, according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/california-lawmakers-regulators-clash-oil-refineries\/64909946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">local news outlet<\/a>&nbsp;KCRA. Despite their outrage, California Democrats have targeted the fossil fuel industry for years by creating a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/10\/22\/california-energy-policy-regulations-carb-refineries-gas-prices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stringent regulatory climate<\/a>, and energy companies \u2014 including their refining capacity \u2014 are&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/01\/07\/california-fossil-fuels-energy-accomplished\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">withdrawing<\/a>&nbsp;from the state, setting the table for a potentially massive 75%&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/05\/08\/california-drivers-massive-price-hikes-pump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jump<\/a>&nbsp;in gas prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI know what climate leadership does not look like, and that is $10 gas,\u201d Democratic Assemblyman Cottie Petrie-Norris&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZavalaA\/status\/1927933279279403231\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a>&nbsp;regulators at the hearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California has the highest average per-gallon gas price at the pump compared to any other state,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a>&nbsp;to AAA gas price data. Meanwhile, California&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/08\/02\/california-regulators-propose-govt-takeover-of-oil-refineries-stave-off-energy-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">regulators<\/a>&nbsp;have suggested increasing state involvement in refinery management, including the possibility of de facto state-owned refineries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The California Legislature has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.arb.ca.gov\/resources\/documents\/oil-and-gas-methane-regulation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">granted<\/a>&nbsp;regulatory agencies authority to establish stringent new rules for the oil and gas industry. In recent special legislative sessions, lawmakers backed Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Newsom-Gupta-Letter-4.21.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">efforts<\/a>&nbsp;to create new storage and maintenance rules for refiners, according to the publication. Newsom has also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/853167719\/Gavin-Newsom-Letter-to-CEC#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">called on<\/a>&nbsp;regulators to do more to keep oil refineries in the state, though&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/10\/14\/california-newsom-oil-refineries-regulators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he has allowed<\/a>&nbsp;for the creation of stringent&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2024\/10\/14\/governor-newsom-signs-legislation-to-prevent-gas-price-spikes-and-save-californians-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rules<\/a>&nbsp;that produce a hostile environment for energy producers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The regulators were met with several questions and criticism as lawmakers voiced concerns that regulators have overlooked Californian consumers and drivers by aggressively pursuing a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2023\/05\/25\/governor-newsom-updates-the-roadmap-to-californias-clean-energy-future\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">green energy transition<\/a>, though Democratic leadership in the state allowed \u2014 and even encouraged \u2014 agencies to enact&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/08\/02\/california-regulators-propose-govt-takeover-of-oil-refineries-stave-off-energy-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">strict regulations<\/a>&nbsp;for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think I also heard you say that another closure can lead to a significant increase in costs to consumers on the price of gas?\u201d Alvarez asked a regulator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/search?pglt=299&amp;q=Phillips+66+oil+refinery+shut+down+in+california&amp;cvid=f00b685cc18e44f99c8e4b1b70a8f03c&amp;gs_lcrp=EgRlZGdlKgYIABBFGDkyBggAEEUYOdIBCDc0NzNqMGoxqAIAsAIA&amp;FORM=ANNTA1&amp;PC=HCTS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Phillips 66<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/investorvalero.com\/news\/news-details\/2025\/Valero-Announces-Notice-to-the-California-Energy-Commission-Regarding-its-Benicia-California-Refinery\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Valero<\/a>&nbsp;both announced plans to close refineries in the state in 2024, and the retiring facilities jointly account for roughly 20% of California\u2019s refining capacity, according to KCRA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Refineries have been&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/05\/08\/california-drivers-massive-price-hikes-pump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shutting down<\/a>&nbsp;in California for years, and no new major oil refineries have come online in the state since 1969,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.ca.gov\/data-reports\/energy-almanac\/californias-petroleum-market\/californias-oil-refineries\/california-oil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a>&nbsp;to the California Energy Commission.&nbsp;California\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2017\/07\/18\/california-passes-cap-and-trade-extension-on-razor-thin-margin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cap-and-trade<\/a>\u201d program, combined with its unfavorable tax environment and its low carbon&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ww2.arb.ca.gov\/our-work\/programs\/low-carbon-fuel-standard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fuel emission standard<\/a>, are often highlighted as restrictive regulations pushing refineries to leave the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn the two years since the Governor signed California\u2019s gas price gouging law, the state has avoided severe gasoline price spikes like the historic 2022 spike, saving Californians billions of dollars at the pump,\u201d a spokesperson for Newsom\u2019s office wrote to the Daily Caller News Foundation. \u201cThe law established the nation\u2019s first state-level independent petroleum watchdog to hold Big Oil accountable, and the state has more transparency from the industry than ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Phillips 66 spokesperson told the DCNF that the energy company \u201cwants to continue to be a trusted and deliberate partner with the state.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re also not exiting California, still owning and operating various assets that will serve California commercial and customer demands, including the Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex,\u201d the spokesperson, who also referred the DCNF to the company\u2019s October 2024 press&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/investor.phillips66.com\/financial-information\/news-releases\/news-release-details\/2024\/Phillips-66-provides-notice-of-its-plan-to-cease-operations-at-Los-Angeles-area-refinery\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">release<\/a>, added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The California Air Resources Board, the California Energy Commission, the Division of Petroleum Market Oversight, Alvarez\u2019s office, Petrie-Norris\u2019 office, Valero and California\u2019s Committee on Utilities and Energy did not respond to the DCNF\u2019s requests for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Editor\u2019s note: This story has been updated to reflect the comment from the Phillips 66 spokesperson.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide 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