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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
EPA awards $200K to clean up N.B. location
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $200,0000 brownfields cleanup grant to the city of New Bedford. more
| 8/14/12
Textron named a ‘top air polluter’
(Updated Fri, Aug. 17, 4:30 p.m. with comments from Textron) Textron Inc. – the Providence-based company that includes Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft – was named the No. 2 corporate air polluter in America by researchers at the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. more
| 8/15/12
Oil trades near 1-week high on outlook for economic stimulus
Oil traded near the highest level in a week in New York amid speculation that the U.S. and China will implement measures to revive their economies. more
Gas prices rise 7 cents in R.I., 9 cents in Mass.
Gas prices rose 7 cents this week in Rhode Island and 9 cents in Massachusetts, according to AAA Southern New England. more
| 8/14/12
Blueways Alliance releases maps for R.I. paddle boaters
Rhode Island’s kayakers and canoers now have a crystal clear idea of what kind of waters they’re getting into. The Rhode Island Blueways Alliance, a nonprofit organization, released 20 detailed maps of paddle trails throughout the state on Monday. more
Ethanol stays in gasoline even if mandate ends
Ethanol, the best-performing energy commodity this year, is cheaper than gasoline, encouraging refiners to use the biofuel even if President Barack Obama’s administration ends a requirement to do so. more
Cape Wind chooses Falmouth as base of operations
Cape Wind Associates plans to base its wind farm operations in Falmouth, Mass., reported the Boston Business Journal. more
| 8/23/12
R.I. cities, towns share in $1.94M recycling profits
On Thursday Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee joined the R.I. Resource Recovery Corporation to distribute $1.94 million in recycling profits to the state’s 39 municipalities. more
| 9/6/12
Barrington Shaw’s bans plastic bags
As the Barrington Town Council discusses banning plastic bags, the local Shaw’s Supermarket announced that it will no longer provide plastic bags to customers at its Barrington store. more
| 8/23/12
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