EPA announces $1.1M in R.I. site assessment and cleanup grants
PROVIDENCE – Three Rhode Island entities were named as beneficiaries of $1.1 million in brownfield revitalization grants, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday.
The three...
R.I., Mass. gas prices jump this week
PROVIDENCE – The price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island jumped 10 cents this week to $2.75 per gallon, 1 cent below...
Former landfill sites being repurposed to produce solar energy
PROVIDENCE – Narragansett, South Kingstown and the University of Rhode Island will use former landfills to produce solar energy, ecoRI News reported April 14.
The...
RGGI generates $23.9M for R.I. from 2015-2017 at auction
PROVIDENCE – A new report from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative said the program generated $23.9 million for Rhode Island from 2015-2017.
The report was...
RGGI report: Program generates $23.9M for R.I. from 2015-2017 at auction
PROVIDENCE – A new report from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative said that the program generated $23.9 million in revenue for Rhode Island from...
Nature Conservancy buys future development rights on E. Prov. golf club...
EAST PROVIDENCE – With the first large-scale project of its Providence Metro Program, The Nature Conservancy has purchased, for $2 million, the development rights...
R.I. gas up 2 cents, Mass. gas up 3 cents
PROVIDENCE – The price of self-serve, regular gasoline increased 2 cents this week to $2.65 per gallon, 6 cents below the national average of...
NCFC requests New Bedford Port Authority serve as offshore wind liaison
NEW BEDFORD – The National Coalition for Fishing Communities has sent a letter to Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker calling for the New Bedford Port...
Biggest problem for U.S. offshore wind: Ports are too small
NEW YORK - U.S. offshore wind developers have a space problem.
Giant windmills with rotors that can stretch as high as 600 feet above the ocean’s...
R.I. wants 75% cut to National Grid proposed rate hike
PROVIDENCE – State regulators have proposed cutting a $45.8 million annual increase to National Grid Rhode Island gas and electricity rates by 75.2 percent.
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