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Expanding ethanol (and biodiesel) industries provided jobs in plant construction, operations, and maintenance, mostly in rural communities. According to RFA the ethanol industry created almost 154,000 U.S. jobs in 2005, boosting household income by $5.7 billion. It also contributed about $3.5 billion in federal, state and local tax revenues. [45]
Gas prices have been on the rise nationwide, but for California drivers, they've skyrocketed in a short amount of time.. The Golden State's average at the pump surged by $0.23 to $5.27 per gallon ...
Tesoro's Anacortes Refinery at March Point in Puget Sound, southeast of Anacortes, Washington State. Having taken over BP installations, researchers at the Political Economy Research Institute identified Tesoro as being the 24th-largest corporate producer of air pollution in the United States, releasing roughly 3,740,000 lb (1,700 t) of toxic chemicals annually. [22]
Los Angeles Basin: Location: Los Angeles County, California: Offshore/onshore: onshore: Operators: Numerous Field history; Discovery: prehistoric: Start of development: 1857: Start of production: 1890: Peak year: 1901: Production; Current production of oil: 3.5 barrels per day (~170 t/a) Year of current production of oil: 2019: Estimated oil in ...
The decision underscores concerns within President Joe Biden's administration over fuel prices, as opinion polls show inflation and the economy as key vulnerabilities for his 2024 re-election bid ...
California is among the states with the highest gas prices on average, according to the American Automobile Association, with a gallon of regular gasoline going for $5.42 as of April 23. The ...
During the first week of April 2024, California saw the biggest increase in the cost of gas compared to any other state. Gas prices rose $0.23 in California and $0.19 in Arizona.
Sargent Fletcher was founded as Fletcher Aviation in 1940 [2] and bought by Cobham in 1994.. According to a 1991 report the company submitted to regional air quality officials, the company's El Monte chrome-plating plant showed the highest cancer-risk level of any business in the San Gabriel Valley. [3]