Good morning. It’s Monday, July 6th, and this is your briefing from Lucas Dixon for The News & Observer. Today will be around 92 degrees with a chance of thunderstorms. In our top story: Duke Energy and Dominion Energy announced yesterday that they are canceling plans for the 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline that was supposed to run through West Virginia, Virginia, and 8 North Carolina counties. The $8 billion natural gas pipeline faced intense opposition from environmentalists.