Gas prices continue to rise in Washington. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
Parts of the southeast United States have reported gas shortages and rising prices in the wake of a ransomware attack on the Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline. While it may seem logical to attribute similarly rising prices in Washington to that attack as well, it’s actually a different story entirely on the West Coast.
According to data from AAA Washington, the state’s gas prices are up more than a dollar year-over-year. While that may seem significant, it’s less due to a far-off pipeline and more the product of 2020 being an outlier of a year.