Axios

At least six people, including two children, were killed Saturday as tornadoes and severe storms pushed through Middle Tennessee.

What's happening: Local officials asked residents in and around Nashville to stay off the roads as recovery efforts began with daybreak Sunday.

• More than 40,000 households in Middle Tennessee remained without power Sunday morning, according to PowerOutage.us.

Sea level rise due to climate change is threatening hazardous waste management infrastructure along U.S. coastlines, according to an EPA report released earlier this year.

Why it matters: 1.6 million tons of hazardous waste are stored at facilities that would be put at risk if sea levels rose by five or more feet compared to 2000 levels.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. lawmakers and ministers from around the world blasted a letter that emerged Friday night, warning OPEC member states to resist calls at the COP28 climate summit for a fossil fuel phase-out.

Why it matters: The letter has shaken up the climate talks in a critical phase, as nations spar over whether to include historic language in an emerging climate agreement that calls for a phase-out of fossil fuels.