** The abrupt exits of Cecilia Martinez and David Kieve from the White House’s Council on Environmental Quality within days of each other have sparked alarm among environmental justice experts, who had already been frustrated by what they see as the administration’s lack of progress in fulfilling Biden’s promises to fix historic environmental and economic …
Category: Gasoline Prices in Oklahoma
Slight increase in Oklahoma gasoline prices
While the national average is $3.29 for a gallon gasoline, the American Automobile Association reports gasoline prices in Oklahoma rose 3 cents in the past week to a new average of $2.90 per gallon. The new statewide average compares to $2.93 a month ago and $1.99 one year earlier. The highest average in the …
Gasoline prices hold steady in most of Oklahoma but fall nationally
Gasoline prices were unchanged in the past week in Oklahoma with an average of $2.89 per gallon while nationally, they fell 3 cents to an average $3.30 per gallon. The American Automobile Association reported Oklahoma’s $2.89 average was the same as a week ago, 9 cents cheaper than a month ago but 95 cents …
Gasoline prices continue to fall in Oklahoma
The national gas price average has been trending downward for the better part of a month now, and it is possible the highest gas prices of the year are behind us….according to the American Automobile Association in Oklahoma. Oklahomans have had the lowest prices in the nation throughout the fall surge. Still, today’s average of $2.89 a …
Gasoline hits $2.91 average in Oklahoma
Gasoline prices have dropped in the past week and the American Automobile Association says it’s because of growing fears about COVID-19 and what it might do to the world economy. Oklahoma gasoline prices are among those that slid over the past several days as the state’s average price is $2.91 per gallon, down about …
Friday’s energy news headlines
** POLITICO says two Republicans on the Federal Trade Commission are asking the White House for any proof of illegal activity by the oil and gas industry to raise gasoline prices, which Biden asked FTC Chair Lina Khan to investigate last week. Commissioners Noah Phillips and Christine Wilson requested evidence “so that we might consider …
Oklahoma gasoline prices still lowest in 7-state region
Gasoline prices dropped only slightly in the past few days in Oklahoma as the state joins the nation in observing the Thanksgiving holiday this week, an observance that means millions of Americans will hit the road for travel. Oklahoma’s average dropped 3 cents from $2.99 to a Monday morning average of $2.96 reported the …
Other energy news headlines
** Airzona Rep. Paul Gosar will lose his seat on two committees he sits on, Natural Resources and Oversight and Reform, for posting a video depicting violence against a Democratic colleague. The Arizona Republican’s ouster from Natural Resources, where he also serves as the ranking member of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, is a major blow for …
Gas prices still high but cheapest is still in Oklahoma
Heading into the weekend, American drivers saw only a penny decline in the national average of gasoline compared to earlier in the week. AAA reported a national average of $3.41 for a gallon of regular gasoline. Oklahoma drivers saw a 2-cent drop in their average from $3.04 a week ago to $3.02 this week. …
High gas prices and COVID-19 aren’t slowing Thanksgiving travel
Airports and roads may seem jam-packed this year as AAA predicts 53.4 million people nationwide to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, up 13% from 2020. And high gasoline prices aren’t stopping Americans from hitting the road. That means highways and interstates in Oklahoma will have more traffic than usual for the holiday weekend. Airports in …