Diesel reaches 22-month high

The national average price at the pump for a gallon of diesel fuel reached $1.46, a jump of 2.2 cents over the previous week, according to the Dept. of Energy. The department's Energy Information Administration said the price has not reached $1.46 since December 4, 2000. While the price continues to fall on the West Coast and in California, regions like the Lower Atlantic and Gulf Coast, which have