Neste US, Inc. Settlement
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Neste US, Inc. Settles For $150,000
In April 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) reached a settlement with Neste US, Inc. (Neste), with its principal location in Houston, Texas, for the company’s violation of CARB’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard Regulation (LCFS Regulation), as specified in California Code of Regulations, title 17, section 95480 et seq.
Neste, a fuel reporting entity as defined by the LCFS Regulation, sold, supplied, or offered for sale transportation fuel diesel, renewable diesel, and alternative jet fuel into the State of California for the Reporting Period of the fourth quarter of 2023. CARB alleged that Neste did not conform to the reporting requirements of the LCFS Regulation.
To settle the case, Neste agreed to the settlement amount of $150,000. Of the total amount, $75,000 in civil penalty will be deposited into CARB’s Air Pollution Control Fund, which provides funding for projects and research to improve California’s air quality. The remaining amount of $75,000 will fund the Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) entitled Black Ag Tech Bottoms Up Community Garden Expansion Project, which will provide access to healthy food to community members in Oakland and reduce the need to travel to distant grocery stores.
Neste agreed to comply with all regulatory requirements going forward.