U.S. inflation on hold in February
WASHINGTON – Consumer prices were “virtually unchanged” last month after seasonal adjustment, as a rise in food prices was offset by a decline in...
Carcieri: Consolidating agencies would save $1.9M
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island taxpayers would save nearly $1.9 million in the next fiscal year if the state merged three environmental agencies, according to...
EPA’s new smog rules ‘inadequate,’ N.E. states say
WASHINGTON – New air-quality standards announced yesterday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency aim to diminish ozone and smog in the nation’s cities...
Bristol to pay $75,000 Clean Water settlement
BRISTOL – The Town of Bristol has agreed to pay a $75,000 civil penalty to settle Clean Water charges related to its sewage overflow...
Cessna: SkyCatcher soars on first flight
WICHITA, Kan. – Cessna Aircraft Co., a member of the Providence-based Textron Inc. family of companies, moved one step closer to production of a...
R.I. looks to natural wonders,<br> local cuisine in 2008 tourist season
PROVIDENCE – The state today officially kicked off the 2008 tourism season with hopes of broadening the $5.5 billion industry by, among other means,...
AAA: R.I. gas prices at 2.5-year high
PROVIDENCE – “Gasoline prices in Rhode Island are up for the fourth straight week,” to their highest level “since all-time records were set in...
Crude oil surges to above $108 per barrel
NEW YORK – Crude oil surged to record levels today as investors soured on the stock market turned to futures trading, according to Bloomberg...
Newport unveils plans for $1.46M Harbor Center
NEWPORT – City, state and federal officials, along with local business leaders, today joined in unveiling plans for a $1.46 million transient boaters’ center...
Getting personal might save Earth’s resources
To Robert Hildreth, the corporate sustainability movement has to move beyond just the environment in order to maintain its momentum. It has to become...
