Legislature Kills California Bill Slashing LCFS Credit For Dairy Methane Cuts

A California bill that would have significantly scaled back emission credits for dairy methane digesters under the state’s low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) has died after the chairman of the Assembly Agriculture Committee refused to hear it before a legislative deadline, amid intense opposition from an array of industry groups. The bill, AB 2870 by Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance), was withdrawn from the April 24 hearing agenda of the agriculture committee. April 26 was the deadline for bills with fiscal impacts...