OER recognizes state agencies for energy efficiency achievements
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-five state government and quasi-public agencies, municipalities and state colleges were recognized during the third annual Lead By Example Clean Energy Awards...
UMass Dartmouth researcher finds ocean temps pushing fish populations north
DARTMOUTH – Changing ocean temperatures are altering the locations of fish populations, putting East Coast fishing communities at risk, according to a new study...
DEM orders unapproved Coventry solar project to ‘cease and desist’ work
COVENTRY – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management’s Department of Planning & Development has issued a cease-and-desist order to an unauthorized solar installation off...
State regulators reject proposed Burrillville power plant
WARWICK – Rhode Island utilities regulators on Thursday turned down the controversial plan by a Chicago-based energy conglomerate to build a $1 billion power...
Burrillville power plant hearings take place this week and next
BURRILLVILLE – The fate of Invenergy Thermal Development LLC’s proposed Clear River Energy Center has the potential of being resolved this week and next.
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FM Global and others identify increasing hail damage costs since 2008
BOSTON – In 2008, the year the stock market crashed and Barack Obama won the presidency, the United States was hit with a weather...
Gas prices drop 4 cents in R.I., Mass.
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island declined 4 cents this week to $2.72, 4 cents higher than...
New Bedford company settles with EPA over violation of hazardous waste...
NEW BEDFORD – Southcoast Plating Inc., doing business as Star Plating Co., has settled with the Environmental Protection Agency over 14 counts of violations...
DEM issues RFP for $750K in brownfield grants
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has issued a request for proposals for $750,000 in grants allocated for brownfield cleanup and redevelopment...
Logistec enters cargo-handling agreement with Waterson Terminal Services
PROVIDENCE – Cargo-handling services company Logistec Stevedoring Inc. has entered into an agreement with Waterson Terminal Services LLC, operator and manager of ProvPort, to...
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