Nancy Lavin Rhode Island Current
Putting dollars behind decarbonization: FY24 budget marks $4.5M for interagency climate council
Compared with the $14 billion bottom line of the state’s budget, $4.5 million doesn’t sound like much.
But as the first dedicated funding to the...
Shekarchi, Ruggerio reflect on 2023 legislative session
Just days after the Rhode Island General Assembly ended in a marathon, 10-hour session, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi is back at work.
Sitting in...
Senate confirms 2 new CRMC members
The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council will have an easier time meeting quorum requirements, thanks to two new appointments confirmed by the Rhode Island...
CRMC narrowly approves scaled-down version of Matunuck aquaculture farm
A half-decadelong dispute over an oyster and scallop farm in a South Kingstown pond was put to bed Tuesday, with coastal regulators narrowly approving...
R.I. offshore wind proponents optimistic despite SouthCoast financing troubles
A second Massachusetts wind farm developer has hit economic headwinds and decided to renege on its contracts. Could Rhode Island’s projects be next to...
R.I. Senate passes shoreline access bill
After decades of debate, each chamber of the Rhode Island General Assembly has finally reached agreement on defining public shoreline access.
The only problem? The...
PUC backs contested Portsmouth LNG facility license. For now.
State utility regulators concur: Keeping, and expanding, a Portsmouth liquified natural gas facility as a back-up heating source for Aquidneck Island is a good...
Why Woonsocket’s sewage treatment plant can’t afford to fail
You smell it before you see it: a faint sour tinge to the breeze blowing out from the Woonsocket Wastewater Treatment Facility.
It’s hardly a...
Analysis: Electric vehicle transition will drain $217M from state coffers by...
The road to electric vehicles is paved with price tags: to build charging stations, offer rebates, not to mention a precipitous decline in the...
Caregiving demands still impacting R.I. women’s opportunities in workforce
Few industries escaped the crippling employment blow dealt by the COVID-19 pandemic. One exception in Rhode Island: construction, which was categorized as an essential...
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