Upward pressure on gas prices isn’t just Iran, but a mandate closer to home
Gasoline prices fell temporarily during a cooling of tensions between the United States and Iran, but energy analysts argue that a decades-old federal mandate continues to push up fuel costs and the overall cost of living. Critics say Congress could repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard, but the program has survived thanks to the strength of the ethanol lobby and its Midwest allies. Recommended Stories Inside Scoop: Data center debate, empathy gone wild, Talarico’s woke past Inside Scoop: Working-class zeros, Courting Disaster, Nevada’s big gamble Socialist primary wins could complicate Jeffries’ path to the speaker’s gavel The cost is mostly invisible to most Americans.
- ▪Gasoline prices fell temporarily during a cooling of tensions between the United States and Iran, but energy analysts argue that a decades-old federal mandate continues to push up fuel costs and the overall cost of living.
- ▪Critics say Congress could repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard, but the program has survived thanks to the strength of the ethanol lobby and its Midwest allies.
- ▪Recommended Stories Inside Scoop: Data center debate, empathy gone wild, Talarico’s woke past Inside Scoop: Working-class zeros, Courting Disaster, Nevada’s big gamble Socialist primary wins could complicate Jeffries’ path to the speaker’s
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| Publication time | Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:45:00 +0000 |
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Gasoline prices fell temporarily during a cooling of tensions between the United States and Iran, but energy analysts argue that a decades-old federal mandate continues to push up fuel costs and the overall cost of living. Critics say Congress could repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard, but the program has survived thanks to the strength of the ethanol lobby and its Midwest allies. Recommended Stories Inside Scoop: Data center debate, empathy gone wild, Talarico’s woke past Inside Scoop: Working-class zeros, Courting Disaster, Nevada’s big gamble Socialist primary wins could complicate Jeffries’ path to the speaker’s gavel The cost is mostly invisible to most Americans. RFS charges never appear on a gas station receipt, and politicians hardly discuss them when debating gas prices.
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