National average hit $4.02, according to AAA data, capping an extraordinary rise from $2.98 just a month ago
Average US fuel prices have crossed $4 a gallon for the first time in four years, piling pressure on drivers as Donald Trump’s war on Iran continues to boost oil markets.
The nationwide average climbed to almost $4.02 on Tuesday, according to AAA data, capping an extraordinary rise from $2.98 just a month ago. The fuel price last reached this high in August 2022.
On the west coast, many drivers filling up cars and trucks are grappling with prices far higher than the US average. In California, the average is $5.89 a gallon; in Washington state, the average is $5.35.
We didn’t cause this. We live in an oligarchy. The same way you didn’t cause it if good public transportation exists where you live. Spot on with our government hating us though - goes double for anyone brown or with boobs
These were decisions made nearly a century ago, in the New Deal era. That’s when the foundations for the “Suburban Experiment” were laid. That’s when the FHA was founded and created its first set of guidelines for developers to get loan approval, which “redlined” traditionally-developed areas and gave extreme preference to car-centric designs, like strip malls and cul-de-sac neighborhoods.