URI receives $2.5M to study ‘ghost gear’ around offshore wind projects
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A team from the University of Rhode Island will monitor biodiversity and lost or abandoned fishing gear – dubbed ‘ghost gear’...
R.I., Mass. gas prices dip as market braces for Hurricane Debby
PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island dropped 1 cent to $3.40 per gallon this week. That...
Cheaper oil drops R.I., Mass. gas prices
PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island dropped by 4 cents to $3.41 per gallon this week....
Aquidneck Island coastal resiliency to receive $2M federal grant
NEWPORT – The Ocean State's coastal resiliency is set to receive nearly $2 million in support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The grant,...
North Kingstown country club on rocky terrain in quest to keep...
It’s hard to miss the 600-foot-long seawall separating Quidnessett Country Club’s golf course from the salt marshes feeding into Narragansett Bay.
Even larger than the...
R.I. ‘ahead of the curve’ on EV charging stations
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the first state in the U.S. to complete the initial phase of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program, Gov....
‘Everyone is disappointed’ in Ocean Tech Hub funding snub
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s exclusion on Tuesday from $504 million in federal grants for a dozen technology hubs across the nation surprised and disappointed...
About 200 still without power after tornado tore through northern R.I.
PROVIDENCE – About 212 residents remained without power Friday afternoon as the cleanup continued after heavy storms and a tornado tore through the northern...
URI team to receive $3.65M for Ocean Margins Initiative in Ghana
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A team led by the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography has been selected to initiate an international ocean...
Report: Town condemns Johnson’s Pond, seeks ownership by eminent domain
COVENTRY – Town officials have officially condemned Johnson’s Pond in hopes of taking the sprawling 900-acre body of water in central Coventry by eminent...
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