Drivers can expect to pay more at the gas pump when they hit the road for Labor Day weekend. Devastating floods unleashed by Hurricane Harvey have taken more than 10% of the nation’s oil-refining capacity offline, which means less fuel available during one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. The storm itself has weakened, but the flooding along the Texas and Louisiana coasts is still worsening, which means it’s too early to say when the region’s refineries can return to normal operations.
