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Pathways Alliance names former MEG Energy CEO Derek Evans as executive chair
CALGARY — Pathways Alliance says former MEG Energy president and CEO Derek Evans is its new executive chair.
May 9, 2024 3:29 PM
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US utility pledges more transparency after lack of notice it empowered CEO to make plant decisions
NASHVILLE, Tenn.
May 9, 2024 3:06 PM
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Start of wildfire season better than last year, but risk is high as drought continues
OTTAWA — The start to wildfire season has been far less dramatic than it was last year but the risk of hot, dry weather and severe fires remains high, officials warned Thursday.
May 9, 2024 2:58 PM
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Racial bias did not shape Mississippi's water funding decisions for capital city, EPA says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S.
May 9, 2024 2:42 PM
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Utilities complete contentious land swap to clear way for power line in Mississippi River refuge
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Utilities looking to finish building a high-voltage power line linking Iowa and Wisconsin completed a contentious land deal Thursday that allows them to build on a Mississippi River federal wildlife refuge.
May 9, 2024 2:12 PM
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Rivers recede as B.C. faces prospect of 'unfamiliar territory' for drought
Parts of British Columbia will likely enter "unfamiliar territory" with drought if they see another hot, dry summer, says the head of the province's River Forecast Centre. Dave Campbell says persistent drought conditions in B.C.
May 9, 2024 2:01 PM
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Men behind the doomsday seed vault in the Arctic win World Food Prize
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As Cary Fowler and Geoffrey Hawtin began thinking about ways to prevent starvation and protect the world's food supply, they came up with what Fowler called “the craziest idea anybody ever had” — a global seed vault built into
May 9, 2024 12:53 PM
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Florida's major power company prepares for this year's hurricanes by dealing with a fake one
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Under blue skies, officials at Florida's largest power company dealt Thursday with the aftermath of a major hurricane that slammed into Miami and Fort Lauderdale — or a pretend one, anyway.
May 9, 2024 12:52 PM
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B.C. court rejects mink farmers' lawsuits over ban imposed during pandemic
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Supreme Court has rejected lawsuits by mink farmers challenging a provincial shutdown of the industry over COVID-19 concerns.
May 9, 2024 12:18 PM
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Ontario secures more natural gas, battery storage for electricity supply
TORONTO — Ontario's electricity system operator has secured new power supply from 10 battery storage facilities and three natural gas and biogas facilities, which should meet the province's needs until the 2030s.
May 9, 2024 11:45 AM
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