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SIGNS OF THE TIMES? People opposed to a data center proposal at the former Pennhurst state hospital grounds in Spring City, Pa., brought signs to express their opposition to the plan at an East Vincent Township supervisors meeting on Dec. 17.  
AP FILE PHOTO/MARC LEVY

Opposition is building against expanding plans for data centers

Tech companies and developers looking to plunge billions of dollars into ever-bigger data centers to power artificial intelligence and cloud computing are increasingly losing...
WORK CAN once again resume on Orsted’s Revolution Wind after a federal judge blocked the federal offshore wind pause on Monday. / AP FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL DWYER

Revolution Wind allowed to resume work after judge blocks federal order

PROVIDENCE – Orsted A/S won a key legal victory Monday as a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s order to pause on offshore...
FUTURE PLANS: Senate President Valerie J. Lawson, right, talks in her Statehouse office about her vision for the 2026 General Assembly session, starting Jan. 6. With her is Senate Majority Leader Frank A. Ciccone III. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

What should state lawmakers prioritize (besides a balanced budget) in this...

State lawmakers return to work on Jan. 5 with a projected $101 million fiscal 2027 shortfall and a long list of legislative priorities to...

Revolution Wind developers file injunction to block latest federal suspension order

PROVIDENCE – The developers behind Revolution Wind moved to block the latest federal order suspending the offshore wind project on Thursday in what's become...

Trump administration pauses Revolution Wind, 4 other projects off the East...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration said Monday it is pausing leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction along the East Coast,...
THE AVERAGE weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island decreased 4 cents to $2.90 per gallon. That price is 5 cents higher than the national average and 5 cents lower than a year ago, according to AAA Northeast. / AP FILE PHOTO/JOHN RAOUX

R.I., Mass. gas prices are the lowest in the holiday season...

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island decreased 4 cents to $2.90 per gallon this week. That...

R.I., Conn. AGs lawsuit over Revolution Wind project moved to D.C. 

The Trump administration lost its initial attempt to block construction on the Revolution Wind project, but scored a minor victory Thursday.  A federal judge in Rhode Island granted its request to move a...

Collapse of wind deal clouds R.I.’s climate goals

Rhode Island’s clean energy plans are at a crossroads after Rhode Island Energy, the state’s dominant utility company, walked away from negotiations to purchase...

Trump plans to weaken vehicle mileage rules that limit air pollution

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump is expected to announce a proposal Wednesday to weaken vehicle mileage rules for the auto industry, loosening regulatory pressure on automakers...

Appeals court revives lawsuit challenging R.I. cannabis retail licensing provisions

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a constitutional challenge to the Rhode Island's cannabis retail licensing requirements that disputes...
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