Gas Prices

Nearly 40 percent canceled a travel-related vacation due to gas prices.

Gas Buddy, one of the leading trackers of gas prices, and other travel data, has issued a sticker shock warning for drivers, vacationers who are going from state to state

WA State's carbon tax went into effect in January, two carbon credit auctions have triggered large gas prices hikes since early spring.

AAA reports in many states, the average price of a gallon of unleaded dropped as much as 16 cents going into the July 4 holiday.

The prices keep rising. If they continue at the present climb, we will likely eclipse $5.00 per gallon within a week or two

Average gasoline prices in Washington are the highest in the nation. The cheapest gas in the state can be found in the city of Wapato.

Since the carbon tax went into effect in January, WA gas prices have risen higher and faster than anywhere else

Due to the price hike of credits during the latest carbon credit auction May 31st, our gas prices have hiked again.

Look for gas prices to steadily rise again in the coming weeks.

Without the cap and trade, or carbon taxes that went into effect in January, our gas would be around $.39 cents cheaper (for regular unleaded.

Maybe you've noticed, maybe you haven't because you are actively seeking out the lowest pump prices around, but the average price of gas in Washington State has gone up six weeks in a row.

AAA attributed some of the rises to "temperatures" but there's another viable reason.