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US utility pledges more transparency after lack of notice it empowered CEO to make plant decisions

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
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Start of wildfire season better than last year, but risk is high as drought continues

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.
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Racial bias did not shape Mississippi's water funding decisions for capital city, EPA says

Racial bias did not shape Mississippi's water funding decisions for capital city, EPA says

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The U.S.
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Utilities complete contentious land swap to clear way for power line in Mississippi River refuge

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.
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Rivers recede as B.C. faces prospect of 'unfamiliar territory' for drought

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.
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Sunshine Coast Weather: Hot day for May

Sunshine Coast Weather: Hot day for May

Sechelt and Gibsons residents can anticipate dry and warm conditions this weekend, with no rainfall expected until Sunday, predicts Weatherhood and Environment Canada.
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Men behind the doomsday seed vault in the Arctic win World Food Prize

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
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Florida's major power company prepares for this year's hurricanes by dealing with a fake one

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.
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B.C. court rejects mink farmers' lawsuits over ban imposed during pandemic

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.
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Ontario secures more natural gas, battery storage for electricity supply

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.
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