Gas Prices

AAA estimates that millions of people will travel 50 miles or more during the holiday weekend with the majority of them driving their cars.

Experts say the price jump comes amid higher crude oil costs and tight gasoline supplies.

A bill backed by House Democrats would give President Joe Biden authority to declare an energy emergency and ban excessive or exploitative fuel prices.

With gas prices hitting new records nearly every day, some analysts are projecting that the national average could surge past $6 per gallon by the end of the summer.

The national average gas price hit a record high Saturday and is expected to continue rising as the energy supply crunch in the U.S. rages on.

The current price of gas sits just five cents below the highest average price in history, one analyst said.

Democratic leaders have announced an effort to give the Federal Trade Commission increased authority to crack down on oil and gas companies that engage in price gouging.

A man was criminally charged last week following his arrest in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, after affixing satirical stickers of President Biden onto the gas pumps at a local Turkey Hill gas station.

Analysts said prices dropped dramatically in the past two weeks, in part because higher prices reduced demand during the second half of March.

Under the Home Front Energy Independence Act, ethanol fuel would be produced and sold year-round in the U.S. instead of only during the summer months. The proposal aims to further decrease dependence on Russian petroleum exports over its war on Ukraine.

The price at the pump is $1.42 higher than it was a year ago.

A man has started riding his electric unicycle to work, saving on gas and cutting his commute time.

There are a few proposals that could involve Americans getting a stimulus check to ease the pain of the rising gas prices.