‘New approach’ urged to fisheries rules
WASHINGTON – Interim rules the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing for the Northeastern groundfishing industry drew harsh criticism today from the Pew...
CRMC honored for eelgrass project
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council has won national recognition for its South Coast Habitat Restoration Project, which has been selected...
Patrick sets 2,000-MW wind-power goal
BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick has set a new goal of developing 2,000 megawatts (MW) of wind-power capacity by the year 2020; that...
Kopin wins second NASA contract for solar cells
TAUNTON – NASA has awarded Kopin Corp. a two-year, $600,000 contract to develop more efficient solar cells.
The project, part of NASA’s Phase II Small...
AAA: Gasoline prices rise in R.I., Mass.
PROVIDENCE – “For the second consecutive week, the average price of gasoline in Rhode Island has risen,” Lloyd P. Alpert, AAA Southern New...
United Way launches homeless help campaign
PROVIDENCE – It was shortly after Christmas when she received the eviction notice. Georgeinna “Georgia” Moten, 47, a working mother of seven who rents...
Perry seen as boosting R.I. marine trades
The effort to build Rhode Island its own Tall Ship sounds like the dream of a leisure sailor. But the people behind the project...
National Grid expands programs for efficiency
Three years after a landmark energy bill was signed into law, National Grid is rolling out an expanded set of energy-efficiency programs for commercial...
NRCS flush with federal funds for conservation
Officials in the Warwick office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service are gearing up for a busy month as they prepare to hand out...
Shape Up RI launches 4th annual campaign
Registration has begun for the fourth annual Shape Up RI, the statewide exercise and weight-loss challenge that to date has inspired nearly 20,000 participants...
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