EPA to support KeepSpace initiative
Richard Godfrey, executive director Rhode Island Housing, speaks at the Oct. 18 announcement in Pawtucket of the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s selection of KeepSpace...
Waterfront properties are assets too great for voters to ignore
To the Editor:
Providence Business News’ editorial (“Ballot Question No. 4: Vote to Reject,” Oct. 18, 2010) is seriously adrift in arguing against passage. PBN...
Open space bond would help support private investment
To the Editor:
Your editorial on the Open Space/ Recreation Bond (“Ballot Question No. 4: Vote to Reject,” Oct. 18, 2010) gets the underlying principle...
Cleanup slated for Walton & Lonsbury
ATTLEBORO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will start cleaning up hazardous waste at the former Walton & Lonsbury factory in November.
The agency made...
With new marine terminal to come, Cape Wind picks New Bedford...
NEW BEDFORD – Massachusetts will construct a new marine terminal in New Bedford, which will accommodate the delivery, assembly and installation of offshore wind...
Carcieri appoints 4 to half-vacant CRMC board after NOAA demand
PROVIDENCE - Gov. Donald L. Carcieri has appointed four people to the Coastal Resources Management Council’s 16-member board, which has been operating with...
R.I. CRMC adopts plan for ocean management, federal concerns linger
PROVIDENCE - The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council unanimously passed a sweeping plan to regulate the waters off Rhode Island Tuesday evening but with...
Environment Council gives General Assembly a ‘B-’ on ‘green’ report card
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s General Assembly scored a “B-” on its environmental legislation for the 2009-2010 session, according to the Environment Council of Rhode...
Study: Rhode Island improves rank for most energy-efficient states
WASHINGTON - Rhode Island continues to be one of the nation’s most energy-efficient states, ranking at No. 7, an improvement from its No. 9...
Gasoline prices up for third consecutive week in R.I., Mass.
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices have risen in Rhode Island and Massachusetts for the third consecutive week, AAA Southern New England reported Monday.
The auto club’s...
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