R.I. offshore wind proponents optimistic despite SouthCoast financing troubles
A second Massachusetts wind farm developer has hit economic headwinds and decided to renege on its contracts. Could Rhode Island’s projects be next to...
Cheap oil keeps gas prices in R.I., Mass. stable
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island remained at $3.50 per gallon, same as last week but that...
R.I. Senate passes shoreline access bill
After decades of debate, each chamber of the Rhode Island General Assembly has finally reached agreement on defining public shoreline access.
The only problem? The...
BroadbandBI officially launches on Block Island
PROVIDENCE – State and congressional leaders on Monday celebrated the official launch of BroadbandBl, Rhode Island’s first 100% publicly owned, taxpayer-financed broadband network that...
Little movement in R.I., Mass. gas prices ahead of OPEC production...
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island dipped to $3.50 per gallon, 1 cent less than last week...
Wild blueberry production takes a dip in the face of drought
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – The nation's production of wild blueberries slipped a bit last year as some growers contended with drought.
Wild blueberries are smaller than their...
Russolino, Flynn nominated to Coastal Resources Management Council
PROVIDENCE – Joseph Russolino and Kevin Flynn have been selected to serve on the undermanned Coastal Resources Management Council, Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced...
PUC backs contested Portsmouth LNG facility license. For now.
State utility regulators concur: Keeping, and expanding, a Portsmouth liquified natural gas facility as a back-up heating source for Aquidneck Island is a good...
What Cheer Flower Farm gets $500K in federal funding for brownfields...
PROVIDENCE – What Cheer Flower Farm has been awarded $500,000 in Environmental Protection Agency funding to expedite the cleanup of a brownfields site in...
N.B. protest pauses work on Vineyard Wind project
NEW BEDFORD – Work on a highly touted wind farm project off the Massachusetts coast was shut down because of a protest over diversity...
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