Arizona among most vulnerable states to rising gas prices

A new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) ranks, for the first time, U.S. states based on vulnerability to high gas prices and on policies that reduce that vulnerability while protecting consumers and the environment.

Citizens in Arizona spend an average of almost 5 percent of their per capita income on gasoline – that is almost twice as much as much as residents in Connecticut – the least vulnerable state – who spend about 2.5 percent of theirs. Compared to the national state average, Arizona spends 18 percent more. When oil prices go up, families in vulnerable states are hit the hardest.

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