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"Company Defies Michigan Governor’s Order To Close Pipeline" [1]

"An Upper Midwestern oil pipeline continued operating Wednesday, despite a shutdown demand from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that the operator warned could lead to fuel disruptions similar to those resulting from a cyberattack on an East Coast system."

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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [11]
Canada [12]
Source: AP [13], 05/13/2021
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Colonial Announces Pipeline Restart. Normal Service In 'Several Days' [14]

"Colonial Pipeline, operator of the largest U.S. fuel pipeline, said Wednesday it is restarting operations after being shut down for five days due to a cyberattack."

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Source: NBC News [16], 05/13/2021
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"Whitmer Threatens Profit Seizure If Pipeline Keeps Operating" [17]

"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer threatened Tuesday to go after Enbridge’s profits from a Great Lakes oil pipeline if the company defies her order to shut it down."

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Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [11]
Source: AP [18], 05/12/2021
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"U.S. Waives Environmental Rule To Ease Fuel Shortages In 12 States" [19]

"U.S. environmental regulators issued emergency fuel waivers on Tuesday to help alleviate shortages in reformulated gasoline in 12 states and the District of Columbia as supplies tighten five days after a cyberattack shuttered the nation's biggest pipeline.

The Environmental Protection Agency initially said the fuel vapor rule waiver would continue through May 18 for fuel sold in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia, and that it may take other steps along with the Department of Energy (DOE).

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Source: Reuters [20], 05/12/2021
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"California Governor Declares Drought Emergency In 41 Counties" [21]

"California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday issued an expanded “drought emergency proclamation” for 41 of the state’s 58 counties, citing above-average temperatures and dry conditions for April and May."

Agriculture [22]
Climate Change [23]
Disasters [2]
Forests [24]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [9]
California [25]
Source: Reuters [26], 05/11/2021
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As Climate Change Threatens Kenyan Tea, Millions Of Workers Seen At Risk [27]

"Climate change is set to ravage tea production in Kenya, the biggest global supplier of black tea, threatening the livelihoods of millions of plantation workers, a report by British charity Christian Aid warned on Monday."

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Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [30], 05/11/2021
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"F.B.I. Identifies Group Behind Pipeline Hack" [31]

"President Biden said on Monday that the United States would “disrupt and prosecute” a criminal gang of hackers called DarkSide, which the F.B.I. formally blamed for a huge ransomware attack that has disrupted the flow of nearly half of the gasoline and jet fuel supplies to the East Coast."

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National (U.S.) [10]
Source: NYTimes [33], 05/11/2021
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Storm Surge Maps Help Envision Potential Hurricane Flood Catastrophes [34]

Dangerous storm surge that often follows hurricanes can be the focus of life-saving journalism. Reporter’s Toolbox helps environmental journalists get ahead of storm surge with a key resource — a powerful government database and related maps showing surge hazards. Together with real-time advisories and a better understanding of what causes storm surge, Toolbox helps you better cover this danger.

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"US Stops Trump-Era Effort To Loosen Safety Rules For Arctic Drilling" [45]

"The United States on Friday said it had revoked a last-minute effort by the Trump Administration to loosen safety regulations for the oil industry in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska."

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Source: Reuters [46], 05/10/2021
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Hacked Pipeline May Stay Shut for Days, Raising Concerns About Supply [47]

"The operator of the largest petroleum pipeline between Texas and New York, which was shut down after a ransomware attack, declined on Sunday to say when it would reopen, raising concerns about a critical piece of infrastructure that carries nearly half of the East Coast’s fuel supplies."

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Source: NYTimes [49], 05/10/2021
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