While the new environmental program mean gas prices could go up as much as 47 cents per gallon, the state is looking to toughen its environmental policies ahead of the second Trum

The California Air Resources Board voted to amend a carbon-reduction program without disclosing how much it will raise gas prices in the state.

On an 12-to-2 vote, the California Air Resources Board approved amendments to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, or LCFS, which aims to shift California’s fuel dependence away from gasoline and toward lower-carbon fuels such as biodiesel, hydrogen and electricity.