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Trump is Trying to Make Us Pay More for Gas

The Drain is a weekly roundup of environmental and climate news from Legal Planet.

At a White House photo op last week, surrounded by rich auto executives and congressional Republicans, Trump delivered his latest blow to Americans’ pocketbooks by announcing a policy change that could cost us consumers up to $185 billion when filling up our tanks at the pump. If you’re scratching your head trying to recall this …

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