WV 6% N/C+ Patrick De Haan (@GasBuddyGuy) May 17, 2021
A cyberattack by hackers who lock up computer systems and demand a ransom to release them hit the Colonial Pipeline on May 7. The hackers didn’t take control of pipeline operations, but the Georgia-based company shut it down to prevent malware from affecting industrial control systems.
The Colonial Pipeline stretches from Texas to New Jersey and delivers about 45% of the gasoline consumed on the East Coast. The shutdown has caused shortages at the pumps throughout the South and emptied stations in the Washington, D.C., area.
President Joe Biden said U.S. officials do not believe the Russian government was involved, but said “we do have strong reason to believe that the criminals who did the attack are living in Russia.”
San Francisco sues state over bid to restrict its Sierra water supplies
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Houseboats float silently as the sun sets at Don Pedro reservoir as it hovers at 32 percent of its total capacity Aug. 19, 2015 in La Grange, Calif.Leah Millis/The Chronicle
The city of San Francisco is reviving a long-simmering feud with the state over water, filing a lawsuit Friday that charges state regulators with trying to take away the city’s coveted Sierra Nevada water supplies.
The suit claims the state water board is demanding the city forfeit too much water from the Tuolumne River as part of a licensing deal for two dams in the faraway basin. State regulators have said the water is needed to maintain proper river flows and support struggling salmon, but city officials contend the demands would leave Bay Area residents and businesses vulnerable to water shortages.
US energy secretary: Normal service at gas pumps likely by late Sunday
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said problems peaked Thursday night, and service should return to normal in most areas by the end of the weekend. Author: Associated Press Updated: 8:59 AM EDT May 15, 2021
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says the nation is over the hump on gas shortages following a ransomware cyberattack that forced a shutdown of the nation s largest gasoline pipeline.
Problems peaked Thursday night, and service should return to normal in most areas by the end of the weekend, Granholm said Friday in an interview with The Associated Press.
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