Federal delay casts doubt on Vineyard Wind
NEW YORK – The Trump administration cast the fate of the nation’s first major offshore wind farm into doubt by extending an environmental review...
UMass Dartmouth installs largest public battery storage system in Massachusetts
DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth recently flipped the switch on the largest public battery storage system in Massachusetts.
The 520-kilowatt system – installed...
Fall River explores new uses for City Pier
FALL RIVER – For years, residents have been told City Pier, owned by Fall River Redevelopment Authority, would be turned into a marina with...
Controversial New England power fix shows U.S. agency split
NEW YORK – A controversial case over how New Englanders pay for their power is exposing sharp divisions within America’s chief energy regulatory agency.
Earlier this week,...
R.I., Mass., regular gas prices decline 2 cents this week
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular, unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island declined 2 cents this week to $2.71 per gallon, level with...
Banks tied to fossil fuel lending
This wasn’t the welcome to Rhode Island that JPMorgan & Chase envisioned.
Protesters gathered recently at the bank's soon-to-open branch near Brown University in Providence....
O’Keefe named Propeller Club of Narragansett Bay’s Maritime Person of the...
JOHN O’KEEFFE, director of U.S. marine affairs for Orsted U.S. Offshore Wind, was named The Propeller Club of Narragansett Bay’s Maritime Person of the...
Is the smallest state in the union easily influenced by small...
One of the good things about Rhode Island’s small size is the ease of making connections. Things can get done in the blink of...
DEM announces $4M available for open-space matching grants
PROVIDENCE – Communities and local groups can apply for up to $400,000 of $4 million available for open-space matching grants to protect valuable green...
Olton withdraws from consideration to head the PUC
PROVIDENCE – Laura S. Olton has withdrawn her name from consideration to chair the R.I. Public Utilities Commission, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s office confirmed...
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