Westerly fire district files lawsuit in continuing shoreline access dispute
WESTERLY – In the latest of a series of shoreline access disputes, the Weekapaug Fire District has filed a lawsuit contesting a path's proposed...
R.I. gas prices dip below national average
PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island dipped by 3 cents to $3.11 per gallon this week....
14 R.I. farms awarded total of $256K in agricultural energy grants
PROVIDENCE – Fourteen farms across the state received a total of $256,000 in agricultural energy grants to support their renewable energy and energy efficiency...
Are legal complaints of altered waterfront views a valid reason to...
Lawsuits filed by preservation groups in Newport and on Block Island object to the federal government’s approval of two wind farms off the coast...
McKee declares disaster emergency in R.I. following storm
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday issued an executive order declaring a disaster emergency in the state after a storm on Dec....
State adding 2 EV charging stations along I-95 to create “Alternative...
PROVIDENCE – New electric vehicle charging stations are being installed at two park-and-ride locations in Rhode Island as part of the first phase of the...
R.I., Mass. gas prices continue to slide, but that may end...
PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island declined 9 cents to $3.14 per gallon this week. That...
Major cleanup underway after storm batters Northeastern U.S., knocks out power...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Utility crews worked Tuesday to restore power to hundreds of thousands of customers in Maine and some rivers continued to rise in...
CRMC approves Sakonnet River transmission line for Massachusetts wind farm
The financial agreements anchoring a 149-turbine offshore wind farm proposed south of Rhode Island have come undone, but that hasn’t stopped state coastal regulators...
Does new legal action by R.I. preservation groups against offshore wind...
The lawsuits filed by preservation groups in Newport and on Block Island objecting to the federal government's approval of wind farms off the coast...



















