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THE DAILY CALLER<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Audrey Streb
<\/strong>DCNF Energy Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Democrat policies and new regulations hiked California\u2019s gas prices on Tuesday, and a slew of green energy initiatives has led to refinery closures and lofty gas prices in the Golden State that may soon spiral into a full-blown crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

California is teetering on the brink of a gas crisis due primarily to Democrats\u2019 green energy policies, as multiple major refineries<\/a> prepare to shutter in the coming years and more<\/a> stringent regulations<\/a> on the oil and gas<\/a> industries take effect<\/a>. Democratic leadership and regulators enacted adjustments<\/a> to California\u2019s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program on Tuesday, resulting in a gas price increase<\/a> that may be the beginning of further pain at the pump for the state\u2019s consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNot every Californian is a millionaire like our governor is \u2026 and these regulations are bearing down on the average Californian and making California unaffordable,\u201d Republican California Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones told the Daily Caller News Foundation. \u201cI\u2019m addressing the cost of gasoline in California and trying to do everything I can to repeal the regulations that are causing it to go up, while at the same time alerting Californians of the impending cost of gasoline.\u201d (RELATED: California Democrats Rail Against Energy Regulations They Unleashed As Gas Crisis Looms)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I just filed a public records request to expose how Newsom\u2019s deceptive 65-cent gas price hike was crafted in secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We believe the real goal is to jack up gas prices so high that Californians are forced to buy EVs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The public deserves the truth. #FixCalifornia<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/UVpzs1Qt7k<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Brian W. Jones (@SenBrianJones) May 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

California has the highest tax<\/a> on gasoline in the nation, and its cap-and-trade program for emissions has also been connected<\/a> to high energy prices in the state. The combination of these stringent regulations and the forthcoming closures of the Phillips 66<\/a> and Valero<\/a> refineries in the state could result in gas shooting up to $8 per gallon as soon as 2026, according to one study<\/a> from the University of Southern California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, state regulators<\/a> have suggested increasing state involvement in refinery management, including the possibility of what critics<\/a> have derided<\/a> as state-owned refineries to address the possible surge in gas prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though gas prices have been hitting a four-year low<\/a> across the U.S. ahead of Independence Day, Californians paid an average of about $4.57 per gallon as of Thursday, about $1.40 more than the national average, according<\/a> to AAA gas price data. Prices increased in California by a few cents on Tuesday<\/a> as adjustments to the state\u2019s LCFS came into effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom set a goal<\/a> to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2045, and he has fought<\/a> to enact numerous green energy<\/a> initiatives<\/a> in his state, including an aggressive electric vehicle (EV) agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

California regulators planned to ban the sale of new gas-powered vehicles in the state and numerous others<\/a> by 2035 before President Donald Trump signed<\/a> Congressional resolutions<\/a> to block the de facto EV mandate. California and ten other Democrat-led states immediately sued<\/a> the Trump administration after the president terminated the Golden State\u2019s de facto national EV mandate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe founding fathers would be rolling over in their graves if they ever thought the government would be in the business of dictating the type of transportation that Americans can choose,\u201d Tom Pyle, president of the Institute for Energy Research (IER) told the DCNF previously<\/a> about California\u2019s EV mandate. \u201cThe public is behind President Trump and the effort to preserve our ability to choose the types of cars that best suit our needs as consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jones suspects the possible gas crisis is part of a broader effort by some Democrats to steer consumers to ditch conventional cars, noting that his office filled out a records request for emails between Newsom\u2019s administration and the California Air Resources Board (CARB).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe goal here is to show by their communications that they are purposefully trying to drive up the price of gasoline so that people are forced into EVs, public transportation or bicycles,\u201d Jones told the DCNF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The records request Jones filed has gone unanswered, the lawmaker told the DCNF, who noted that he has demanded<\/a> an audit on the LCFS to find out if CARB comprehensively estimated the policy\u2019s economic impacts or \u201cconcealed or downplayed costs.\u201d CARB and Newsom\u2019s office did not confirm to the DCNF whether or not they responded to the records request, though Newsom\u2019s office referred the DCNF to several press<\/a> releases<\/a> that address some of Jones\u2019 claims and noted that gas prices in the state are at a three-year low<\/a> for July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CARB initially cited estimates that the amendments to the LCFS could spike gas prices by 47 cents per gallon in 2024, according to multiple<\/a> reports<\/a>. The agency later walked back that projection in June, citing estimations<\/a> that prices may only experience a per gallon hike of only five or six cents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newsom\u2019s office also recently released a statement referencing a gasoline cost increase projection<\/a> of eight cents per gallon. Jones described this shift in estimates as a \u201cdefensive scramble,\u201d and cited a different estimate<\/a> forecasting that the regulation shift could spike gasoline prices by as much as 65 cents per gallon in the near term. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: \u2018A Lot Of Government Coercion\u2019: Study Slams \u2018Forced Transition\u2019 To EVs Consumers Don\u2019t Seem To Want)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jones argued that if California Democrats plan to drive up fuel costs to force consumers to adopt EVs or ditch gasoline vehicles, it would be impossible to implement anyways. The state\u2019s electrical grid is increasingly reliant on green energy technology, and \u201cwind and solar is not going to cut it here in California,\u201d Jones said. Building more EV infrastructure and charging the EVs would take power the state does not have, Jones argued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m focused on raising awareness and holding Governor Newsom, legislative Democrats, and unelected bureaucrats accountable for these costly and ineffective policies,\u201d Jones said, railing against \u201cunelected\u201d regulators that have implemented strict energy policies that may necessitate a net-zero transition. \u201cThey\u2019re out of control.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notably, California imports<\/a> mass amounts of oil despite<\/a> being \u201ca very oil rich state,\u201d Jones said. \u201cWe have plenty of oil in the ground, we just need to extract it,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citing the over 40,000 signatures on his petition<\/a> to repeal the recent regulation change, Jones argued that he is witnessing an ideological shift in California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter Republicans and the media exposed the truth, Californians were outraged \u2026 [and they] are waking up. They\u2019re starting to see that the reason for sky-high gas prices is irresponsible policies pushed by the majority party,\u201d Jones said, referencing Newsom\u2019s policies that seem to be driving up gas prices for the sake of \u201carbitrary climate targets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CARB did not respond to the DCNF\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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