Gasoline gets more expensive … again
PROVIDENCE – Local gasoline prices rang in the new year in a very familiar fashion, by getting more expensive, AAA Southern New England reported...
YMCA study targets obese youth
PROVIDENCE – Families of overweight children and teens in Rhode Island have the opportunity to participate in a study at the YMCA to evaluate...
R.I., others settle with EPA on Clean Air suit
MONTPELIER, Vt. – Rhode Island, 10 other states, the District of Columbia and New York City settled lawsuits against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
DEM to encourage more sustainable business practices this year
The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has long been associated with maintaining sandy beaches and sprawling parks. But Janet Coit, incoming Gov. Lincoln D....
UMass professor criticizes shipping policies that harm environment
DARTMOUTH – A University of Massachusetts Dartmouth public policy professor and a student from Portugal have teamed up to write an article on...
Limited number of new commercial fishing licenses available for 2011
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management said last week that a limited number of new commercial fishing licenses will available.
Twenty-five new quahog...
USDA announces $3.8M for farmland protection in Rhode Island
WARWICK – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $3.8 million grant for an ongoing program that preserves Rhode Island working farms.
The money heads...
Gas prices resume climb in Rhode Island; storms fuel demand for...
PROVIDENCE - Gasoline prices have resumed their climb upward, adding 4 cents from last week, AAA Southern New England reported Monday.
The auto club’s Dec....
Storm blankets Rhode Island, 2nd day of travel disruption
(Updated, 11:45 a.m.)
PROVIDENCE – The Warwick Mall delayed its opening by two hours until noon after Rhode Islanders awoke to more than a foot...
Single vision needed to protect, develop Rhode Island fishery
State Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski, a South Kingstown Democrat, chairs the newly created Special Senate Task Force on Fisheries. The task force met once...
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