AAA Statement on Record Fuel Prices in Midwest
9 June 2000
AAA Statement on Record Fuel Prices in MidwestHEATHROW, Fla. - The following was released today by AAA: "Representatives of the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Energy Department will be visiting with energy companies from the Midwest next week to explore the causes of record-high fuel prices. AAA supports these meetings and believes the rapid and steep run-up in prices in both Chicago and Milwaukee are of particular concern. "With the cost of gasoline approaching or exceeding $2 per gallon in some areas, motorists need to be assured these high prices are not the result of misguided federal regulations, or energy industry manipulation. AAA looks forward to a clear and convincing explanation from federal authorities about the causes behind the upward spiral in fuel prices."