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THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY awarded $1.1 million in brownfield site revitalization grants to three entities in Rhode Island. / COURTESY EPA

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...
REGULAR GAS PRICES increased 10 cents in Rhode Island and 7 cents in Massachusetts this week. /BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/AKOS STILLER

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...
THE 450-MEGAWATT Manchester Street power plant in Providence, above, burns natural gas and must buy RGGI permits to cover its emissions. / COURTESY DOMINION ENERGY

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...
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY has purchased a conservation easement for 82 acres of land owned by The Agawam Hunt in East Providence, with an option to buy an easement on another 40 acres of the club's land. / COURTESY NATURE CONSERVANCY

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...
THE PRICE OF REGULAR gasoline in Rhode Island increased 2 cents this week to $2.65 per gallon. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

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...
THE BLOCK ISLAND WIND FARM, developed by Deepwater Wind, was the first offshore wind farm in the United States. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/ERIC THAYER

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...
THE R.I. DIVISION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS has asked National Grid Rhode Island to pare its proposed rate increase by 75.2 percent. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/STEVE HOCKSTEIN

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. The...
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