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Low water levels in the Mississippi River are disrupting the supply chain

by Kai Ryssdal and Anais Amin
Oct 24, 2022
Austin Golding says his family's barge business was able to plan ahead, but it's still costing the company money and productivity.
A tug pushes a barge down the Mississippi River through St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Biden's release from petroleum reserve probably won't move gas prices

by Andy Uhler
Nov 23, 2021
They're high because oil producers aren't ramping up supply quickly enough.
Oil producers' “incentives are all aligned to keep prices high," an expert says. "And that is going to create some real pain for consumers.”
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