TRENTON, N.J.—Gas prices dropped in New Jersey and also ticked down across the nation at large, analysts said. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $3.27, down four cents from last week. Drivers were paying $3.37 a gallon on average a year ago at…

An increasing number of California cities are banning the construction of new gas stations despite critics saying that stations are necessary for the vast majority of drivers and commuters. “We didn’t know what we were doing, actually,” Petaluma Councilwoman D’Lynda Fischer told the Los Angeles Times Monday of a citywide ban on new stations. “We…

The average price of a gallon of gas nationwide has hit $5 a gallon for the first time in history. The average price hit $5 on June 11, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA), which tracks prices. The average is as high as $6.43 in some states, including California, and as low as $4.46 in…

CAMARILLO, Calif.—The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline rose 2 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.22 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday that gas supply is abundant, which could keep prices from spiking further. The price at the pump is 98 cents higher than it was a…