State Of Emergency Declared In Virginia Over Gasoline Shortages
Virginia | May 11, 2021
VIRGINIA/DC — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency Tuesday afternoon to address gasoline supply disruptions across the state due to a cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline.
Last Friday, the Colonial Pipeline system, which is the primary fuel source for many Virginia retailers, reported a ransomware cyberattack that resulted in a temporary shutdown.
Northam’s emergency declaration allows state agencies to issue environmental waivers in order to limit the fuel shortages. Earlier Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued its own Clean Air Act waiver for parts of Virginia and Washington, D.C., along with other areas in the Mid-Atlantic region, to help alleviate fuel shortages due to the cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline…
(Excerpts from Patch.com)