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Re:California leaders report four to six weeks worth of gaso... by doug_durham on Thursday May 07, 2026 @01:44PM (#48052391)
People in LA need to breathe during the summer time. So yes we demand a blend that protects our residents. And the refiners are choosing to close refineries. They are not being compelled.
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Re:California leaders report four to six weeks worth of gaso... by daedrdev on Thursday May 07, 2026 @01:50PM (#48052479)
They are being strangled, it’s their choice to tap out is how I would put it.

The improvement in air quality is due to the clean air act, catalytic converters, and the shuttering of industry, the gas blend plays a minor part. Even then, with gas so much higher it will materially make peoples lives worse, at some point society would be better off getting rid of the blend.

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Re:California leaders report four to six weeks worth of gaso... by ceejayoz on Thursday May 07, 2026 @01:46PM (#48052416)
Yeah, I remember flying into LAX in the late 80s and early 90s. Smog so thick it looked like a physical obstacle.

Whatever they're doing seems to be working nicely.

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Re:California leaders report four to six weeks worth of gaso... by johnvanommen on Thursday May 07, 2026 @02:19PM (#48052870)
Car emissions are far lower now. I lived in CA when the air was grey in July.

That ended a long time ago. A modern Honda generates something like 1% as much pollution as a car from the eighties.

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