Consumers remain vulnerable to price spikes despite record domestic oil and gas production. But experts doubt the crisis will boost clean energy, absent strong policy.By Marianne LavelleIn President Donald Trump’s telling, the United States has fuel enough to hover above the chaos that his attack on Iran has triggered in global energy markets.
Last updated: April 09, 2026 06:45 PM
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431.7ppm
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1945.85ppb
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