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Meta to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facility

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The largest artificial intelligence data center ever built by Facebook’s parent company Meta is coming to northeast Louisiana, the company said Wednesday, bringing hopes that the $10 billion facility will transform an economically

Dec 4, 2024 4:33 PM Read more >

Underground voids from abandoned mines pose danger to people and property when land collapses

Swaths of Pennsylvania and many other states are honeycombed with old, unstable mines that can cause the earth to suddenly give way — a phenomenon known as “ mine subsidence ” that poses a threat to people and property.

Dec 4, 2024 4:18 PM Read more >

Meta to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facility

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The largest artificial intelligence data center ever built by Facebook’s parent company Meta is coming to northeast Louisiana, the company said Wednesday, bringing hopes that the $10 billion facility will transform an economically

Dec 4, 2024 3:56 PM Read more >

Environment Canada says winter will be more normal but still warmer than usual

OTTAWA — The national capital was blanketed under the first snowfall of the season on Wednesday, giving a snow globe effect to Parliament Hill as officials from Environment Canada presented a seasonal forecast for a winter that will feel more like a

Dec 4, 2024 2:15 PM Read more >

A sinkhole may have swallowed a Pennsylvania woman. What are sinkholes and how do they form?

Authorities fear a woman in western Pennsylvania who disappeared while looking for her cat may have been swallowed by a sinkhole — a phenomenon likely caused by mine subsidence.

Dec 4, 2024 2:14 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia, still dependent on fossil fuels, drops in rankings for energy efficiency

HALIFAX — A new national study says Nova Scotia's leadership position in energy efficiency has been overtaken by other provinces, including its closest neighbours.

Dec 4, 2024 1:48 PM Read more >

'We do need to harvest': Alberta government expands cougar hunting areas, quotas

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has created six new areas where cougar hunting is allowed, including inside a provincial park.

Dec 4, 2024 12:51 PM Read more >

North Dakota governor charts his path to Interior with a rosy state oil and gas outlook

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has given his choice for Interior secretary a mandate to “Drill baby drill,” and on Wednesday his pick, North Dakota Gov.

Dec 4, 2024 12:32 PM Read more >

First Nations want Impact Assessment Act review for Pathways Alliance project

CALGARY — Eight First Nations in Alberta are asking that the $16.5-billion carbon capture and storage project proposed by a consortium of oilsands companies be reviewed under the federal Impact Assessment Act.

Dec 4, 2024 11:16 AM Read more >

California farmers are hopeful Trump administration will deliver more water to fields

Since winning the election, President-elect Donald Trump has been talking about immigration, border security and government efficiency . But in California farm country, his comments about water are also getting top attention.

Dec 4, 2024 10:49 AM Read more >