Natural Resources

GAS PRICE INCREASED in Massachusetts and Rhode Island by 1 cent, according to AAA Southern New England's Feb. 7 survey. /

After a one-week break, gas prices resume climb in R.I., Mass.

Natural Resources 02/07/2011

PROVIDENCE – Gas prices in Massachusetts and Rhode Island resumed their upward climb after a one-week respite, AAA Southern New England reported Monday. The auto...

R.I. ATTORNEY GENERAL Peter Kilmartin is dropping a lawsuit seeking to halt a wind farm proposed off Block Island. /

R.I. Attorney General Peter Kilmartin drops Deepwater Wind lawsuit

Natural Resources 02/07/2011

PROVIDENCE – Making good on a campaign promise, new R.I. Attorney General Peter Kilmartin is dropping a lawsuit seeking to halt a wind farm...

THROUGH THE STORM: Chris Sanford, owner of PuroClean, said that surviving during a recession helps businesses thrive when the economy turns around. /

PuroClean owner says downturn training ground for tomorrow’s top businesses

Natural Resources 02/05/2011

Chris Sanford traveled the world while serving in the U.S. Navy. He saw amazing places and lived in far warmer climes than the Ocean...

R.I. contractor fined for asbestos violations

Natural Resources 02/04/2011

BOSTON – The Mass. Department of Environmental Protection has fined Cumberland-based contractor J.H. Lynch & Sons Inc. for failing to handle asbestos properly at...

SMART GROWTH AMERICA gave Rhode Island top marks in a recent report for investing all of its ARRA funding in repairing roads, instead of building new ones. /

SGA gives Rhode Island top marks for repairing, not building, roads

Natural Resources 02/03/2011

PROVIDENCE – Smart Growth America has given Rhode Island top marks in its latest report for investing all of its American Recovery and Reinvestment...

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES (WN) transported 147,337 passengers in December, marking a 51.2 percent market share at T.F. Green. For a larger version of this image, CLICK HERE.
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T.F. Green 2010 passenger traffic drops 9 percent

Natural Resources 02/02/2011

WARWICK – Passengers at the T.F. Green Airport declined by 9.06 percent in 2010, compared to calendar year 2009. Passenger traffic dropped to 3,936,423 in...

U.S. gasoline at the pump may rise 13 percent by May as crude oil in New York tops $100 a barrel and a recovering economy boosts fuel demand, according to analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News. /

U.S. gasoline at the pump may rise to $3.50 a gallon...

Natural Resources 02/02/2011

DALLAS - U.S. gasoline at the pump may rise 13 percent by May as crude oil in New York tops $100 a barrel and...

Second part of the storm turns to rain, light snow; warnings...

Natural Resources 02/02/2011

PROVIDENCE – Freezing rain falling on Providence Wednesday morning will serve as a prelude for snow predicted this evening. Accuweather.com said 1.3 inches will arrive...

THE NATURE CONSERVANCY announced Tuesday it had purchased land in West Greenwich, including a property the Phillips Brook, above, runs through. /

With purchase, the Nature Conservancy grows Tillinghast Pond Management Area

Natural Resources 02/01/2011

WEST GREENWICH – The Nature Conservancy announced Tuesday the purchase of 122 acres that will join its Tillinghast Pond Management Area in West Greenwich....