LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The average price for a gallon of diesel fuel has risen for the fifth straight week.
According to the Energy Information Administration, as of Aug. 21, the price sits at $4.389 per gallon across the nation.
That’s up from $4.378 on Aug. 14 and $4.239 on Aug. 7.
The Midwest is the only area of the country that saw a slight decline in prices — $4.302 per gallon, on average.
To blame are rising oil prices, a slowdown at refineries due to a heatwave, as well as preparations for possible hurricanes, according to energy experts.
Linda Garner-Bunch has been in publishing for more than 30 years. You name it, Linda has written about it. She has served as an editor for a group of national do-it-yourself publications and has coordinated the real estate section of Arkansas’ only statewide newspaper, in addition to working on a variety of niche publications ranging from bridal magazines to high-school sports previews and everything in between. She is also an experienced photographer and copy editor who enjoys telling the stories of the “Knights of the Highway,” as she calls our nation’s truck drivers.
