The Trump administration temporarily suspended the Jones Act on March 18, 2026, as part of its efforts to bring down soaring U.S. gasoline prices.
But what does this more-than-century-old law, which originally was designed to support the shipping industry, have to do with the price of gas?
As the director of the Center for Energy Innovation at UMass Lowell, I’ve learned that the impact of the Jones Act ripples …
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