Some Western New Yorkers Hurting As Diesel Costs Keeping Rising

As people all over the nation are getting ready to have to absorb a significant increase in the costs to keep their houses warm this winter, many people from Maine to Montana are already having to deal with substantial increases in gasoline and diesel fuel.

Those cost increases are hitting hard right here at home in Western New York as well, and according to a report from WKBW-TV, it's more than just people driving cars and trucks around who are suffering.

In just the last year, the cost of diesel fuel has increased by more than 60% according to NYSERDA and, thanks to several factors like tariffs and the war in Iran, those costs are not going to go down anytime soon.

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Businesses that rely on diesel or other fuels to run machines are quickly seeing any profits they may have had disappear as costs have steadily increased week after week. While individuals and businesses have suffered financially, it seems policymakers in the White House and in Congress think things aren't that bad.

While speaking in North Carolina last week, President Trump spoke about how these increased prices are an inexpensive price to pay for the continued operations in the Middle East that the US government and military are undertaking.

While the President has promised some financial relief if Republicans win the November elections, and New York Governor Kathy Hochul has already taken steps to provide Empire State residents with POWER Rebates, it may not be enough to keep people from making tough financial choices.