Washington — Six Democratic senators representing states along the Pacific Coast, including Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray of Washington, asked the Justice Department on Tuesday to investigate high gas prices in May and October while crude oil prices were declining.
Gas prices jumped last month in California to more than $5 a gallon, and a web of refinery problems were blamed. But the senators say California refinery emissions data show inconsistencies between the time refineries were actually producing and when maintenance shutdowns were publicly reported.
The Associated Press
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