Let it flow: Biden orders release of millions of barrels of oil from US reserves

Six weeks into the war in Ukraine, with gas prices rising for American consumers, President Joe Biden has ordered the release of 180 million barrels of oil from the US strategic reserves. That’s the largest ever. Host Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Carolyn Beeler about what the move will likely mean for global energy markets and the environment.

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