The amount of crude oil stockpiled in America’s strategic reserve is at its lowest level since 1987. That development follows President Joe Biden’s decision to tap the U.S. emergency oil reserve in March. Meanwhile, House Republicans want answers on how the Biden administration will address concerns about a supply crunch and are pushing the Department of Energy for specifics. […]
It’s no secret that gas prices are a national issue, and Biden made it clear on his campaign trail that he would come into office with promises to tackle the planet’s climate crisis by lowing the U.S.’s dependency on fossil fuels. However, when Biden moved into the White House on January 20, 2021, a gallon […]
Governor Youngkin’s plan to help ease the pain Virginians are feeling at the gas pump was rejected by Senate Democrats as the state’s average gas price inches back up to four dollars. As previously reported, Youngkin and the Republican-controlled House of Delegates passed the tax holiday, which would have waived the Old Dominion’s gas tax […]
House Finance Committee Republicans advanced Governor Glenn Youngkin’s gas tax holiday bill and killed Democrats’ alternate $50-per-car tax refund proposal on Tuesday. The bill includes a 100-percent motor fuels tax reduction from May 1 through July 31, a 50 percent reduction in August, and a 25 percent reduction in September. It also includes a two-percent cap […]
A Virginia-based church group had lines around the block this weekend as drivers receive $50 worth of free gas from the group. Located in Alexandria, Virginia, the Alfred Street Baptist Church gave away gas to 300 cars at three different locations — Royal Farms on Forestville Road in District Heights, Exxon on Little River Turnpike in […]
Amid soaring gas prices, one Loudoun County gas station decided to try and cash in on the situation in a price-gouging claim, and now has to pay the price for it. West End Motors, in Lovettsville, was accused of raising prices in response to the state of emergency declared May 11, 2021, after a cyberattack […]
