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Property owner faces $421,900 EPA fine
Private Reserve Properties LLC, a Providence company, faces an Environmental Protection Agency penalty of up to $421,900 for what the agency says are repeated violations of federal lead-based paint disclosure laws and regulations. more
| 7/20/12
Osprey population back from oblivion, says Audubon
Volunteers for the Rhode Island Audubon Society’s Osprey Monitoring Program reported 178 successfully fledged young in 2012, the highest number in the program’s 35 year history. more
Natural gas futures decline on forecasts of moderating weather
Natural gas futures dropped in New York for the first time in five days on forecasts of cooler weather that would limit demand from power plants. more
DEM’s Coit named ‘Boater of the Year’
R.I. Department of Environmental Management Director Janet Coit has been named the John H. Chafee Boater of the Year by the R.I. Marine Trades Association. more
| 1/18/13
Properties in Providence metro susceptible to storm surge damage
More than 6,500 properties in the Providence-Fall River-New Bedford metro area are at risk of storm surge damage from Hurricane Sandy, according to a report from real estate data firm CoreLogic. more
| 10/29/12
Chafee, EDC approve regulations for Renewable Energy Fund
The R.I. Economic Development Corporation board of directors and Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee have approved new rules and regulations for the Renewable Energy Fund, they announced at a Monday evening press conference. more
| 12/18/12
Heavy rains flood Fall River hospital
For the second time in a week, heavy rains and flash floods left the emergency room of Fall River’s St. Anne’s Hospital underwater, according to The Herald News. more
| 8/16/12
URI oceanographers find less life on Earth
There is one-third less life on Earth than previously thought, according to a study published by scientists at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography and researchers in Germany. more
Mass. approves Cape Wind, NSTAR PPA
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has approved the 15-year power purchase agreement between Cape Wind and NSTAR, Cape Wind announced Monday. more
| 11/26/12
DEM, Nature Conservancy preserve Richmond land
The R.I. Department of Environmental Management and The Nature Conservancy have announced the permanent protection of 245 acres of forestland in Richmond. more
| 11/30/12
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