The High Price Club: How Blue States Are Fueling Their Own Energy Inflation A new study by the Institute for Energy Research has shed light on the factors behind California's high gasoline prices.
Contrary to convenient excuses attributing blame to Big Oil or global conflicts, the research reveals that state policies enacted under Governor Gavin Newsom and his Democratic colleagues are largely responsible.
Blue states across the country, particularly those on the West Coast, have made deliberate policy choices that steadily increase fuel prices.