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Biden says there’s no

artappraiser — Fri, 14 May 2021 12:41:20 +0000

In reply to Colonial pipeline hack claimed by Russian group DarkSide spurs emergency order from White House

Biden says there’s no evidence that the Russian government was behind the pipeline cyberattack

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President Joe Biden said on Thursday that while US law enforcement officials do not believe that the Russian government was behind last week’s ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, the US does have “strong reason to believe that the criminals who did the attack are living in Russia." Pipeline managers announced on Wednesday that the company had resumed operations, but that it would take "several days" until fuel deliveries return to normal.

What you need to know

- Biden addressed the the pipeline shutdown on Thursday - Federal and state officials are discouraging panic-buying, calling it unnecessary

- Colonial Pipeline administrators said they started to resume operations on Wednesday, but it would be “several days” until fuel service returns to normal

- The Colonial Pipeline, which stretches from Texas to New Jersey and supplies 45% of the East Coast's gasoline, shut down operations on Friday following a cyberattack

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.@POTUS on Colonial Pipeline: "Fuel is beginning to flow...They should be reaching full operational capacity as we speak...this is not like flicking on a light switch...we expect to see a region by region return to normalcy beginning this weekend." pic.twitter.com/25ySWVMuL3
— CSPAN (@cspan) May 13, 2021

Biden admin grants Colonial

artappraiser — Thu, 13 May 2021 06:54:29 +0000

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Biden admin grants Colonial waiver to ease fuel shortages

By Rebecca Falconer @ Axios.com, updated 1 hr. ago

The Biden administration approved a temporary waiver of shipping requirements late Wednesday to help Colonial Pipeline transport fuel, as service resumes across the U.S. following a ransomware attack that that took it offline last week.

Why it matters: The century-old Jones Act requires ships to be built in the U.S. and crewed by American workers, but the waiver means foreign companies can transport gasoline and diesel to areas where there are fuel shortages.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorka's waiver "will enable the transport of additional gas and jet fuel between the Gulf Coast and East Coast ports to ease supply constraints," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement early Thursday.

At least 11 states and Washington, D.C., have reported gas shortages since last Friday's hack.

What they're saying: "As supplies return to normal, we will also continue our whole-of-government effort to mitigate any challenges," Psaki said, pointing to actions by agencies including the EPA, the Department of Transportation (DoT) and the Department of Energy, and President Biden's executive order to improve cybersecurity [....]

Biden says he wants a stable

artappraiser — Wed, 12 May 2021 01:42:29 +0000

In reply to Colonial pipeline hack claimed by Russian group DarkSide spurs emergency order from White House

Biden says he wants a stable and predictable US-Russia relationship. Pavel Baev explains why stable and predictable doesn't work for Putin: https://t.co/xA4llrLAQB
— Jim Goldgeier (@JimGoldgeier) May 11, 2021