Gas prices eclipse $4 a gallon in the U.S., the highest since 2022 ^56%

Los Angeles Times - By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Angela Charlton, Bill Barrow - 3/31/2026, 11:20 AM

Post Hoc (False Cause) 26% - Negativity Bias 17.4% - Appeal to Authority 16.5%

NEW YORK — U.S. gas prices jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 on Tuesday as the Iran war pushed fuel prices to soar worldwide. According to motor club AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now $4.02 — over a dollar more than before the war began. The last time U.S. drivers were... more

Trump administration orders restart of oil drilling along California coast amid Iran war ^95.5%

Los Angeles Times - By Clara Harter - 3/14/2026, 12:57 AM

The Trump administration invoked a Cold War-era law to restart offshore drilling in Southern California, citing national security needs to produce more oil amid the Iran war. Gov. Newsom accused Trump of using the pretext of war to open California’s coastline to Big Oil, said this “wouldn’t lower prices.” Environmental advocates express... more