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SAVE THE BAY held a ribbon-cutting for its new public pier at Fields Point in Providence that offers touch-and-go docking, kayak launching, fishing and views of the bay. / COURTESY SAVE THE BAY

Save The Bay celebrates public pier at Fields Point with...

PROVIDENCE – Save The Bay celebrated a ribbon-cutting for a new public pier at Fields Point by the organization’s headquarters Monday morning. The pier location...
THE AVERAGE PRICE of regular gas in Rhode Island held at $2.86 per gallon this week. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/AKOS STILLER

R.I. and Mass. gas prices remain unchanged this week

PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island remained unchanged this week at $2.86 per gallon, according to AAA...
DEM HAS ISSUED a notice of violation for alleged environmental violations to a petroleum distribution company on the Providence waterfront related to odors from the company's tanks that hold liquid asphalt.

DEM issues violation notice to petroleum distributor on PVD waterfront due...

PROVIDENCE – Sprague Operating Resources LLC has received a notice of violation from the R.I. Department of Environmental Management for odors from the petroleum...
NEW ENGLAND is expected to meet peak demand for electricity this summer, according to ISO New England. / COURTESY ISO NEW ENGLAND

ISO New England: Region expected to meet peak summer electricity demands

PROVIDENCE – New England is expected to have sufficient electricity to meet consumer demand this summer, according to a report published Wednesday by ISO...
THE SITE that was formerly the Brayton Point coal power plant is expected to be the host of a 1,200 megawatt high-voltage, direct-current converter for offshore wind projects. Above, the Brayton Point site before the plant was decommissioned in 2017. The plant's cooling towers have since been demolished. / COURTESY DYNEGY INC.

Brayton Point planned for wind energy substation and battery center

SOMERSET – The former Brayton Point coal plant site is expected to be home to a 1,200-megawatt, high-voltage, direct-current converter substation to serve the...
THE AVERAGE price of regular gas in Rhode Island held at $2.86 this week, level with the national average. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/PAUL THOMAS

R.I. gas prices hold while Mass. prices dip this week

PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island remained unchanged this week at $2.86 per gallon, level with the...

R.I.’s unknown, essential lender

Residents of the Four Seasons Mobile Home Cooperative in Tiverton long have gotten water from a well at the site connected to old plastic...

Be honest about renewables’ cost

If you are concerned about climate change, you are likely enthusiastic about renewable fuels, such as solar and wind, and about laws that require...

Financing projects for common good

When Gov. Gina M. Raimondo talks about investing $500 million over a number of years in the state’s crumbling school infrastructure, she is rightly...

URI choice for NOAA’s new $94M ocean exploration institute

NARRAGANSETT – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has selected the University of Rhode Island to host its new ocean exploration institute. NOAA and URI...
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