An alleged attack on two electrical substations left 60 percent of North Carolina's Moore County without power over the weekend in what local and state authorities are investigating as a criminal attack.
The latest: Duke Energy said Monday it had restored power to approximately 7,000 customers across the county, but around 38,000 still remained without power as work and repairs continued.
Highly religious Americans concerned about warming temperatures around the globe are racially and ethnically diverse, according to survey results from a recent Pew Research Center report.
The big picture: While few very religious Americans say they’re worried about climate change, people of color largely make up the share who do express concern. Experts say this is reflective of a hotly politicized issue — and a function of who is most burdened by the warming world.
ClimateCheck, which provides climate risk data to the private sector and the public, has struck a partnership with Black Knight Inc., a mortgage technology and data company, the firm first told Axios.
Why it matters: The agreement, which is for an undisclosed sum, is part of a surge of deals in economic sectors that are vulnerable to exposure to climate hazards, such as real estate and insurance.
Tesla's flashy new electric Semi truck isn't very practical for most freight haulers under pressure to reduce their carbon footprint.
Why it matters: Driving what CEO Elon Musk calls "the most bad-ass rig on the road" doesn't matter to commercial truck operators, who are worried about hitting tougher emissions targets as well as long-term reliability and total cost of ownership.
OPEC and its allied producers agreed to maintain their current oil-output targets during a videoconference on Sunday.
Why it matters: The decision comes despite a recent decline in energy prices and a price cap on Russian oil by the Group of 7 nations set to take effect on Monday.
Nearly 2,000 people have been evacuated after Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano erupted on Sunday, according to a statement from the country's National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).
Driving the news: Although no casualties have been reported so far, authorities issued a Level IV alert due to the eruption, the highest alert level possible, per a statement from the National Disaster Management Agency.
