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U.S. bioethanol makers face 5-year EU tariff to counter dumping
The European Union imposed a five- year tariff on U.S. bioethanol to curb competition for German, French, British and other EU producers, threatening to raise trans-Atlantic trade tensions over renewable energy for autos. more
Storm brings snow to Arizona as New England threatened again
A winter storm that disrupted a PGA golf tournament in Arizona is expected to drop snow by the foot in parts of the Great Plains before moving on to New England this weekend. more
R.I. to receive $714K from AEP air quality settlement
Rhode Island will receive $714,000 from an $8.5 million multi-state settlement with American Electric Power over air pollution from the company’s coal-fired power plants, R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced Monday. more
| 2/25/13
Newport Shipyard to pay fine, lower emissions in EPA settlement
Newport-based American Shipyard Co. LLC, which does business as Newport Shipyard, has been fined $31,000 in a Clean Air Act settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. more
| 2/27/13
Natural gas rises to 17-month high as cold snap extends to April
Natural gas climbed to its highest price in almost 17 months in New York on speculation that a cold start to spring will buoy demand for heating fuels. more
Rhody Fresh lands $150K federal grant
Rhode Island Dairy Farms Cooperative, the cooperative that produces Rhody Fresh Milk, landed a $150,000 federal grant to help upgrade its production facilities, reported the Associated Press. more
| 5/6/13
The Moore Co.’s Fulflex hit with $200K EPA fine
Fulflex Inc., which is owned by The Moore Co., a Providence-based elastics and plastics company, will pay almost $200,000 to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Clean Air Act violations at its Brattleboro, Vt.-based facility. more
| 5/6/13
EPA to conduct ‘5-year review’ on local Superfund Sites
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is conducting a “five-year review” for 16 New England Superfund Sites, including two in Rhode Island – the Central Landfill in Johnston and Picillo Farm in Coventry. more
| 5/10/13
R.I. receives $500K federal grant for Sandy cleanup
The R.I. Department of Labor and Training has received a $500,000 grant from the federal government to support Hurricane Sandy-related cleanup efforts in the Ocean State, announced Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee. more
Chafee unveils electric vehicle charging station at RWU
Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee celebrated the launch of a statewide network of electric vehicle charging stations on Roger Williams University campus Tuesday, unveiling one of the first of the charging stations to be installed in Rhode Island. more
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