{
  "id": 9209047,
  "title": "Trump eyes diesel export ban",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/trump-eyes-diesel-export-ban",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T22:00:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/newsletters/energy-environment/6105320-trump-eyes-diesel-export-ban/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Trump administration is considering a ban on diesel exports due to high fuel prices affecting American agriculture and trucking. Diesel prices have reached a record high nearly every day this month, with a national average of $6.52 a gallon, according to AAA, as cited by Grist.\n\nThe potential ban was endorsed by President Donald Trump, who stated he had \"called for it\" within his administration. The fuel is a crucial component of the US economy, powering trucks, ships, trains, and agricultural equipment.\n\nDiesel prices have risen almost 80 percent since the start of the war between the United States and Iran, and nearly $1 per gallon in September alone. The US produced over 5 million barrels of distillate fuels per day during the week of September 11 and sent about 1.6 million barrels abroad, according to the US Energy Information Administration, as per Grist.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}