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Amy Sisk reports for StateImpact Pennsylvania and WESA, Pittsburgh's NPR member station. She comes to Pennsylvania from another energy-rich state, North Dakota, where she told stories from coal mines, wind farms and the Bakken oil patch for Inside Energy and Prairie Public Broadcasting. Amy's stories often air on NPR, including those from the eight months she spent following the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. A reporting trip to the Bakken during its boom years sparked her interest in energy. Ever since, she's covered the industry -- from the way it is regulated to its influence on policy to its impact on people and the environment.

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Gasoline prices are expected to climb to $3 per gallon this week in Pennsylvania.

April 28, 2018 | 9:00 AM

The average price for a gallon of gasoline reached $3 in Pennsylvania this week.

Pennsylvania drivers may have encountered sticker shock this week if they pulled into a gas station: $3 per gallon to fill up their gas tank.

Gasoline has not been this expensive since 2014, when the price of crude oil was sky high. Later that year, oil prices started to tank amid a global oversupply, which drove down gas prices as well.

But recovering oil prices, coupled with record-high demand for gas for the month of April, means that gas prices are going back up. They’re likely to stay that way as the summer driving season kicks off and more people hit the road for vacation.

StateImpact reporter Amy Sisk discussed what’s driving prices and demand Friday with WESA’s Kevin Gavin on “The Confluence.” You can listen to the segment here: