Panic Buying At the Pump, State of Emergency, Fallout From Hack
UpdatedTue, May 11, 2021 at 3:44 pm ET Reply(1) A cyberattack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline has caused some consumers to worry about gas shortages and skyrocketing prices. Economists say those fears are unfounded if operations are quickly restored. (Shutterstock) ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order Monday declaring a state of emergency after the temporary shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline due to a cyberattack. Not that those words are stopping North Carolinians and consumers in other states supplied by the Colonial Pipeline from getting...