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Decades of Lobbying Weakened Americans’ Gas Mileage and Turbocharged Pain at the Pump

March 23, 2022 by Sharon Kelly

In recent years, while fracking’s supporters were shouting “drill baby drill” the oil industry began lobbying behind the scenes to undercut programs designed to make vehicles more fuel efficient or less reliant on fossil fuels.

Categories Energy, Energy featured, Environment Tags fossil fuel companies, fuel efficient vehicles, gasoline prices Leave a comment

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