Energy Secretary To Discuss High Gas Prices With Refining Executives

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm is set to discuss gasoline prices at a meeting with refining executives next week, sources with knowledge of the plans told Reuters on Thursday. The meeting is slated for June 23, according to Reuters sources. U.S. national average gasoline price hit $5 per gallon last week, putting additional pressure on the Biden Administration as gas prices are now nearly $2 a gallon higher than they were at this time last year, and inflation saw its fastest annual increase in May since the end of 1981. Secretary Granholm's…