Michigan Governor Whitmer declared an energy emergency in response to high gas prices to allow continued sale of cheap fuel blend. ( Colin Jackson / Michigan Public Radio ) ▾ The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official in charge of methane regulations helped write arguments against them for the oil industry. ( Alex Cuadros / ProPublica ) ▾ President Trump set the highest rate of rejecting disaster aid for Democratic-run states in 47 years of the Federal Emergency Manag