California Opts To Preserve Credits for Anaerobic Digesters in Major Regulatory Update
The California Air Resources Board voted to amend the Low Carbon Fuel Standard on Nov. 8, updating a sweeping transportation fuels program that incentivizes projects nationwide and seeks to decarbonize the sector.
The amendments package was backed by clean fuels groups whose membership includes waste companies like WM and Republic Services. But public debate was consumed by concerns that the amendments lock in subsidies for combustion fuels and anaerobic digesters on dairy farms at a time when environmentalists are urging a speedy transition to zero-emission vehicles.