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U.S. retail prices were about $6.33 a gallon on Friday, down from a record $6.53 last month but still 73% higher than a year ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Gas, which costs $4.33 per gallon nationwide on average, is about 40 percent more expensive than it was a year ago.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

Before the war with Iran a gallon of diesel in the US cost around $3.50.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Prices for diesel at the pump had climbed to a record high of $6.528 a gallon on Sept. 22, according to AAA.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

“I guess I am,” I said, “but if you really want to do something for me, go and bring me about a gallon of good cool water.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

In January, a collapsed sewer pipe outside Washington, D.C., spilled more than 240 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Household heating-oil fuel tanks hold about 275 gallons, with a medium-sized home getting around three deliveries of 200 gallons each per year, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 2026

The company claims it produced 19 million US gallons of water in the sky in three hours.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

A year ago in Texas, the same 151 gallons would have cost around $500.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Millions of gallons of water began surging through the fair’s mains.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson