City Council reverses course, approving contested ProvPort tax and lease agreements
PROVIDENCE – After previously postponing a decision on controversial tax and lease agreements with the city’s primary port operator, Providence officials reversed course and...
Revolution Wind developer to pay $3.5M to R.I. fishermen for undersea...
PROVIDENCE – Initial tensions between Rhode Island fishermen and an offshore wind developer over the project’s cable burial plan have dissipated, eased by a...
UK offshore wind firm opens Providence office
PROVIDENCE – A London-based offshore wind conglomerate is the latest wind-related company to set up shop in the Cambridge Innovation Center Providence, joining about...
State introduces $7.5M grant program to help schools with outdoor learning
CUMBERLAND – Local schools around Rhode Island looking to increase their environmental literacy programs will now have an opportunity to receive funding from the...
DEM: R.I. makes progress toward goal of reaching net-zero emissions
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island appears to be back on track toward achieving its ambitious climate change goals, according to a new report from the...
Gas prices keep falling in R.I., Mass.
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island decreased to $3.45 per gallon on Monday, 15 cents less than...
Medical marijuana top seller during first week of recreational use in...
PROVIDENCE – More money was spent on medical marijuana than for adult nonmedical use during the first week of legal recreational sales in Rhode...
Murderous 1600s pirate hid out in U.S. colonies with impunity
WARWICK (AP) – One tarnished silver coin at a time, the ground is yielding new evidence that in the late 1600s, one of the...
Survey: R.I. ranks 7th best in U.S. for energy efficiency
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island tied with Maryland as the seventh-best state in the nation for energy efficiency, according to a survey released Thursday by...
State reaches $1.1M settlement with 2 gas refiners over soil, water...
PROVIDENCE – Two large gasoline refiners will pay the state about $1.1 million to resolve a lawsuit alleging they caused soil and groundwater throughout...
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