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The Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) is a rule designed to reduce the carbon emissions of the fuels used by our transportation sector. This rule limits the burning of fossil fuels, such as diesel and gasoline, and promotes the use of biofuels, natural gas, propane and electricity. In 2011, California adopted LCFS regulations along with a cap and trade program. Oregon soon followed and Colorado, South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa are considering low carbon fuel standard programs too. To comply with the low-carbon standard, oil companies could blend more ethanol into gasoline products, purchase credits from electric utilities supplying electricity to electric vehicles, or sell hydrogen for vehicles powered by fuel cells. Environmentalists claim LCFS rules are a state response to our federal government