https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-trick-to-lowering-gas-prices-is-driving-less-us-energy-secretary-saysContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-trick-to-lowering-gas-prices-is-driving-less-us-energy-secretary-sayshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-trick-to-lowering-gas-prices-is-driving-less-us-energy-secretary-says#u63014Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:02:30 +0000Energy Secretary Chris Wright says drivers must reduce their time on the road to lower gasoline prices. This statement follows a Labor Day weekend where some prices rose nearly $1 over the previous year. Wright claims costs are more likely to decrease than increase, though he rejected using fuel export curbs to lower domestic costs. The current price environment coincides with Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries and military strikes between the US and Iran.Why it mattersHigh fuel costs are impacting US consumers amid geopolitical instability. The administration's refusal to curb expor https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-trick-to-lowering-gas-prices-is-driving-less-us-energy-secretary-sayshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-trick-to-lowering-gas-prices-is-driving-less-us-energy-secretary-says#u61043Tue, 08 Sep 2026 05:47:10 +0000Energy Secretary Chris Wright stated that driving less is the method for lowering gas prices. This comes as gasoline costs hit a record high for Labor Day weekend, with some prices nearly $1 higher than the previous year. While Wright downplays the price increases and claims costs are "more likely to go down than go up," he has dismissed the use of fuel export curbs to reduce domestic prices. His comments follow a period of geopolitical instability involving strikes between the US and Iran and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries.Why it mattersGlobal fuel markets are facing pressu