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REGULAR GASOLINE prices increased 3 cents in both Rhode Island and Massachusetts this week. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/PAUL THOMAS

R.I. and Mass. gas prices rise 3 cents

Natural Resources 04/09/2018

PROVIDENCE – The price of self-serve, regular gasoline in Rhode Island increased 3 cents this week to average $2.63 per gallon, 3 cents below...

BETTER TO BUY A BOAT? The Trump administration has rolled back Obama-era fuel efficiency standards for automobiles, something that had been put in place expressly to combat the increasing severity of weather events brought on by climate change. Will the rollback lead to even more extreme weather? / PBN FILE PHOTO/FRANK MULLIN

Do you agree with the rollback of automobile efficiency standards that...

Natural Resources 04/08/2018

In reversing another Obama-era rule, the Trump administration has rolled back the automobile fuel efficiency standards that were set to be in effect through...

THE CYBERATTACK last week on Energy Services Group LLC has affected Eversource’s ability to process transactions in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/BRENT LEWIN

Cyberattack may have affected some New England utility customers

Natural Resources 04/06/2018

NEW YORK - Eversource Energy, owner of utilities in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire, said it has notified customers who may have been affected...

AT LEAST FIVE U.S. pipeline companies have said their electronic communications systems were shut down over the past few days, with four confirming the service disruptions were caused by a cyberattack. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/VINCENT MUNDY

Cyberattack bleeds into utility space with billing delays

Natural Resources 04/05/2018

NEW YORK - A cyberattack that hobbled the operations of at least four natural gas pipeline companies starting late last week also triggered changes...

REGULAR GAS PRICES in Rhode Island and Massachusetts rose 4 cents this week. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/AKOS STILLER

R.I., Mass. gas prices up 4 cents

Natural Resources 04/02/2018

PROVIDENCE – The price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island increased 4 cents this week to average $2.60 per gallon, 6 cents...

NATIONAL GRID RHODE ISLAND has been named one of 30 finalists in the nation for the 2018 Secretary of Defense Employer Freedom Award. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELI SHERMAN

National Grid Rhode Island named finalist for Secretary of Defense Employer...

Natural Resources 03/30/2018

PROVIDENCE – National Grid Rhode Island has been named a finalist for the 2018 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the Employer Support...

MARINE NAVIGATION: Cay Electronics owner Rufus Van Gruisen in the showroom at the company’s headquarters in Portsmouth. Cay supplies, installs and repairs marine navigation and other electrical systems for yachts and powerboats. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Cay Electronics techs never far away

Natural Resources 03/30/2018

When your business is Cay Electronics Inc., which equips yachts with electrical, navigational and communications systems, the unexpected computer emergency can take place in...

TOP VIEW: John Ballone, owner of The Hotel Maria, on the highest level of the structure under construction alongside Misquamicut Beach in Westerly designed to avoid the effects of ocean flooding by being elevated well above sea level. The Atlantic Ocean can be seen in the background. / PBN PHOTO/ BRIAN MCDONALD

PBN on WJAR-TV, March 26, 2018

Natural Resources 03/27/2018

PROVIDENCE – Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break to discuss the newspaper’s most recent cover story...

PROVIDENCE MAYOR JORGE O. ELORZA vetoed a city ordinance amendment what would limit the use of single-use plastic bags on the grounds that it would inordinately affect low-income families. Elorza called for more community engagement and said he still supports the reduction of the use of plastic bags. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Elorza vetoes single-use plastic bag ban for now, requests more community...

Natural Resources 03/26/2018

PROVIDENCE – Saying that it would inordinately affect low-income families, Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza on Monday vetoed a city ordinance amendment that would...