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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm was asked to comment about urban and rural disparities in gas prices by a reporter who appeared to be implying a race-driven cause for the phenomenon.
April Ryan of TheGrio noted during a Monday press briefing that “there were some communities that felt the relief” as a result of President Joe Biden releasing millions of barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in order to reduce prices at the pump, while “other communities did not, particularly those in urban areas.” She asked Granholm to explain why “there was such a difference in communities with gas prices in one community versus the other.”
The official replied that infrastructure costs are a primary factor behind variances in fuel prices across the country. “Some rural areas, for example, or some who might be at the very end of a line or may not even have a line, they may get it trucked in. It takes longer and it’s more expensive,” she said. “If you’re not near a…
