NOAA oceanic-research vessel has local home
Data from two oceanic-research vessels soon will regularly stream into the University of Rhode Island’s Inner Space Center in Narragansett. The center’s founder and...
‘No recycling, no trash pickup’ catches on
In early 2007, Sarah Kite, then the recycling coordinator in Smithfield, faced a stubborn problem. No matter what programs the town launched, the recycling...
Fair value needed for land opened by Iway
Now that the $610 million relocation of Interstate 195 through Providence is complete, the next step in the process will see the old highway...
Ex-Save The Bay chief to run EPA in N.E.
PROVIDENCE – Curt Spalding, the former executive director of Save the Bay, has been selected by the Obama administration to lead the U.S. Environmental...
Natural gas ‘supply glut’ may cut prices
LONDON – A huge increase in natural gas supplies combined with policies to cut carbon emissions are set to keep natural gas prices low...
Providence home more energy efficient
PROVIDENCE – Stephen and Jeanne Raymond can call their Providence home a little more energy efficient today thanks to the work of about 30...
Bill requires green public buildings
PROVIDENCE – New public buildings in Rhode Island must meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) or equivalent standards under legislation passed by...
U.S. grants $15M for landfill power plant
WASHINGTON – A Rhode Island company will receive up to $15 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to construct and operate a landfill...
Cape Wind decision may come this year
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Interior Department hopes to make a final decision by the end of this year on the long-delayed Cape Wind project...
R.I. gas prices up 20 cents in last 3 weeks
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have risen for the third week in a row, AAA Southern New England reported Monday.
The auto club’s...
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