AAA: R.I. gas prices continue to climb
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices continued their upward climb last week as the cost of a gallon rose 10 cents in Rhode Island and 9...
Funding to help diesel pollution reduction
BOSTON – Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Ian Bowles and Transportation Secretary James A. Aloisi Jr. last week announced that the state has...
West Side dispute over gas meters nears end
A property-rights battle over gas meter location on Providence’s West Side may soon be over if state lawmakers reconcile differences in bills passed recently.
If...
Planting seeds for a future harvest
Dozens of registered shellfishermen helped the R.I. Department of Environmental Management harvest and transplant more than a half-million pounds of quahogs over the past...
R.I. food stamp use up 40% since 2006
PROVIDENCE – After ranking near the bottom in food stamp enrollment for years, Rhode Island has increased the number of eligible residents signed up...
Losses grow in 1Q at Converted Organics
JOHNSTON – Converted Organics, the waste-to-fertilizer company that has signed a lease to build a manufacturing plant next to the Central Landfill, saw its...
APC product line wins Green IT Award
WEST KINGSTON – APC by Schneider Electric recently received an environmental award presented jointly by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Uptime Institute,...
R.I. gas prices rise but decline is forecast
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices rose by 10 cents in Rhode Island and eight cents in Massachusetts last week on the eve of the travel-heavy...
PBN’s Nesi named a 2009 Metcalf Fellow
NARRAGANSETT — The Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting announced today that Providence Business News staff writer Ted Nesi and 10 other journalists...
Water conservation yields many benefits
It may sound odd, but the Ocean State is grappling with a potential water shortage. And the impact on the economy could be serious....
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