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On Thursday, the average price for a gallon of gas fell below $4 - the lowest level since March.

According to AAA, the average price is now $3.99, having dropped 15 cents in the past week and 68 cents in the month of July. This is good news for consumers, who despite a slowdown of inflation in July, have been struggling with the high costs of everything from groceries to rent. It is

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced finalized tailpipe emissions requirements on Wednesday, backing off from a stricter previous proposal.

The Details: Generally, the previous EPA proposal would have required automakers to reduce emissions by over two-thirds by 2032; the finalized rules require a 50% reduction by the same point. Still, the rules represent the strongest-

After the summer months saw a large spike in gas prices, the national average cost per gallon is now below where it was at this point last year, according to AAA.

Why?: A report from AAA stated that “increasing supply and lower gasoline demand is pushing pump prices lower. As demand remains low and stocks grow, drivers will likely continue to see pump prices decrease through next week

Inflation slowed down in April but remained high, according to the Labor Department’s monthly CPI report. 

Consumer prices rose 0.3% in April, a sharp deceleration from March’s 1.2% increase. Annual inflation also slowed to 8.3%, down from March's 8.5% but higher than analysts' expected 8.1%. 

Core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose 0.6% in April,