Today, the inaugural TC Energy Summer Scholars Academy at the University of Houston’s College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics came to a close. The program, which supported 50 high school students interested in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) majors with the transition to college, was touted a success amidst the challenges of hosting it virtually due to COVID-19.

Given the prominence of beef in our diets and cultures, humankind probably won’t curb its consumption anytime soon in a way that results in a major drop in methane emissions. However, there are some creative and productive solutions for mitigating the environmental impact of cattle. One involves harnessing their prodigious digestive systems to turn out another source of energy—a source capable of supplying millions of cubic feet per day of natural gas to vehicles, homes, and businesses, not unlike a gas field trapped deep beneath the Earth’s surface.

On May 31, 1940, more than a year before the U.S. entered World War II, Manufacturers Light and Heat Company purchased nine acres of land along Connoquenessing Creek in Ellwood City, Pa., around 40 miles north of its Pittsburgh headquarters.  The plan was to build a 1,000-hp compressor station to support the expansion of two nearby natural gas pipelines. Market demand in the region was growing fast, and the company needed to keep up. As it turned out, the project couldn’t have come at a better time: By the end of 1945, the station’s horsepower had doubled, and a post-war economic boom was on the horizon.

TC Energy Corporation today announced that the Board of Directors (Board) of TC Energy declared a quarterly dividend of $0.75 per common share for the quarter ending December 31, 2019 on the Company’s outstanding common shares.