At TC Energy, we are committed to protecting our planet while meeting the world’s growing energy requirements. How we interact with the environment is as important to us as it is to the communities in which we live and work. Our Environment Principles of environmental stewardship, protection and performance, guide our decisions every day when building and operating energy infrastructure.

Before construction of TC Energy’s recently completed Mountaineer XPress (MXP) natural gas infrastructure project, the project team spent countless hours identifying environmentally sensitive areas and modifying the route, in addition to developing construction techniques to minimize environmental disturbances. But once construction began, the team was presented with a unique challenge that showed no creature is too small when it comes to protecting wildlife.

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TransCanada went to great lengths to ensure that no harm was done to the hundreds of snakes they found during a recent pipeline maintenance project on the prairies of southeastern Alberta. While they may not be cuddly or “aww”-inspiring to many people, snakes play an important role in the ecosystem.