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NATIONWIDE, the average price of self-serve regular was steady this week at $1.849 per gallon. But prices rose in both Rhode Island, to $1.849, and Massachusetts, to $1.779. Above, customers fuel up in November at a Costco station in Orem, Utah. /

Gas prices still rising in R.I., Mass.

PROVIDENCE – “The average price of gasoline in Rhode Island is up a penny,” in the state’s fourth consecutive weekly gain, Lloyd P. Alpert,...

Obama orders EPA to revisit Clean Car rules

WASHINGTON – Energy and the environment were the focus of President Barack Obama’s comments today in the East Room of the White House, as...
RHODE ISLAND received the AAHS award during a Jan. 15 Statehouse ceremony. Shown at the event are, from left, R.I. Tourism Director Mark G. Brodeur, AAHS International Trustee Karen Dixon, Gov. Donald L. Carcieri and AAHS President Joseph D. Cinque. /

Tourism in Ocean State gets boost

Srgjan Kerim, a diplomat from Macedonia and the president of the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, visited Rhode Island last year...

Mass. programs will show off hybrids, gas

BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick’s administration this month announced two programs to demonstrate the use of compressed natural gas (CNG) and hybrid trucks....
AIRFLOW METERS are among the tools that students will learn to use in the CCRI program. /

CCRI program to train energy auditors

A new training program for energy-efficiency inspectors starting in February at the Community College of Rhode Island is linked directly to National Grid. The...
NEW LIFE: Thurston J. Hartford, president and CEO, left, and Susan Hartford, director of human resources, stand amid televisions and computer monitors collected by Ewaste Technology Management. /

Cranston firm sees niche for electronics recycling

Discarded computer monitors, televisions and other electronics are ubiquitous in basements and storage closets, the inevitable byproducts of modern innovation. The complex and sometimes hazardous...
Brownfield legislation has had a widespread impact on property development. /

Insurance lawyer Cervenka named partner at PSH

Jennifer R. Cervenka has been named partner at Partridge Snow & Hahn. Cervenka concentrates her practice on environmental and insurance law, including compliance, permitting,...
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Time to nurture R.I.’s locally grown economy

Noah Fulmer, executive director of Farm Fresh Rhode Island, smiles and waves at the entrance to the Hope Artiste Village on Main Street in...

NSTAR profit again outpaces revenue

BOSTON – Electrical and natural gas utility NSTAR Inc. (NYSE: NST) saw its profit rise 7.2 percent last year, outpacing the 7.1-percent gain it...

Patrick administration receives energy award

WASHINGTON – Massachusetts Gov. Deval L. Patrick’s administration, which runs a housing program that provides grants to developers and financiers who promote the installation...
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