Almost four months after President Joe Biden's initial release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), gas prices remain high. As of July, Biden is selling this oil to foreign countries, further draining the country's trove of emergency crude oil.

The Functional Government Initiative (FGI) is demanding answers about what may be fueling President Joe Biden’s decision to release exorbitant amounts of emergency crude oil, recently filing suit against the Department of Energy (DOE) and accusing the government agency of repeatedly refusing to reveal information related to the White House’s position.

In addition to 40-year-high inflation levels, Metro Business Daily's latest "Gasoline Misery Index" shows that Americans will spend an average of $704 more on gas this year over last year.

The U.S. Department of Energy recently told an appeals court that federal law does not stand in the way of local governments banning new natural gas hookups.