R.I. receives $860K in national settlement with Fiat Chrysler/Robert Bosch over...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island received $860,000 in a national settlement with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. and Robert Bosch GmbH related to the alleged installation...
FEMA approves joint Pawtucket-Centrall Falls hazard mitigation plan
PAWTUCKET – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a Pawtucket-Central Falls multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan, the two municipalities announced Friday.
The plan is the...
Warming world will need more nuclear power
In light of the recent stark warning from the United Nations that the world is on course to reach the limit of tolerable warming...
Pollution got worse in 2018 thanks to 2 overlooked sectors
NEW YORK - In the debate over climate change, the heaviest polluters - think: power plants, trucks and cars - get the most attention...
R.I., Mass. gas prices drop 4 cents this week
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island declined 4 cents this week to $2.42 per gallon, 19 cents...
Illegal fishing a security threat
As China, Russia and the U.S. ramp up their naval deployments, there’s no shortage of conflicts waiting to happen in the world’s oceans. Yet...
Gas sees 4 cent drop in R.I., Mass.
PROVIDENCE – The last AAA Northeast gasoline price report in 2018 showed continuing declines in the price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode...
Gas prices continue dropping, 2 cents in both R.I. and Mass.
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island declined 2 cents over the week to $2.50 per gallon, 18...
Protect clean-water rules
President Donald Trump really dislikes the 2015 Clean Water Rule. Barely a month after taking office he directed the Environmental Protection Agency to take...
Waterson Terminal Services enters Green Marine to reduce environmental footprint
PROVIDENCE – Waterson Terminal Services LLC will join an environmental certification program for its stevedoring and terminal operations at ProvPort, the company announced Dec....













