evidence: After dropping to a low of $1.76 in April, the national gas price average is pennies away from hitting the $2/gallon mark. Today’s average is $1.96, which is eight cents higher than a week ago, 19 cents more than last month, but still a significant 87 cents cheaper than the end of May 2019. [...] As gas prices increase across the country, five Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states carry averages of $2/gallon or more: Pennsylvania ($2.22), New York ($2.18), Washington, D.C., ($2.13), New Jersey ($2.02) and Maryland ($2.01). At $1.75, Virginia has the lowest state average in the region. On the week, the region saw prices increase between two and eight cents. [...] Colorado (+16 cents), Utah (+15 cents) and Idaho (+12 cents) land on this week’s top 10 list of states with the largest weekly increase. Wyoming (+5 cents) and Montana (+1 cent) saw less significant jumps at the pump since last Monday. With the double-digit increases, Idaho ($2.13) and Utah ($2.17) are the only states in the region with an average greater than $2/gallon.