Thursday, September 10, 2026

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Natural Resources

U.S. REP. JIM LANGEVIN speaks at Roger Williams Park Nov. 4 during the CLF rally launching the GO BIG Little Rhody pollution-prevention campaign. /

N.E. ‘Report Card’ gives R.I. a C+ for climate action

BOSTON – A regional report card released today by the New England Climate Coalition, an alliance of environmental advocates in New England and Canada,...
THE MAY 4 RACE will be part of the Cox Providence Rhode Races, a  weekend-long event for runners of all ages and levels. /

JWU to co-sponsor Cox Rhode Races marathon

PROVIDENCE – The Cox Providence Rhode Races next May will feature a marathon, co-sponsored by Johnson & Wales University, representatives of the city, the...

AAA: Average gasoline price in R.I. steady at $3.079

PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices at Rhode Island stations were unchanged over the past week, after rising for the past five weeks, AAA Southern New...
THE WIND TURBINE at Portsmouth Abbey School, designed to supply 40 percent of the school’s energy, went online in March of last year. /

R.I. slow to lay groundwork to develop wind power

Gov. Donald L. Carcieri’s goal of building a large wind-power project in Rhode Island waters capable of producing 15 percent of the state’s energy...

New ‘green’ policies pay to improve

Rhode Islanders whose homes are damaged or destroyed by fire, flood or other natural disaster will soon be able to rebuild according to federal...

Citizens Bank to offer energy loans to R.I. households

Citizens Bank recently announced the Energy Efficiency Loan, an unsecured home improvement loan that offers low- and moderate-income homeowners reduced rates on funds that...
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New England cohesion helps region’s political goals

Last month, 17 members of the New England congressional delegation came together for a morning at Suffolk University Law School hosted by the New...
THE ORIGINAL brick interior in the stables area of the Victorian-era Wetmore Hall is being preserved as Salve transforms Wetmore and the adjacent Mercy Hall into a Center for Arts and Culture. The project, which includes sustainable-design features, is slated for completion next September. /

$750,000 grant to aid creation of arts center at Salve

NEWPORT – Two historic carriage house and stable complexes on the Salve Regina University campus will be transformed into a Center for Arts and...
38.7 MILLION Americans, 1.5% more than last year, will travel at least 50 miles this holiday week, and about 80% of them will go by automobile, AAA said. Above, a recreational vehicle crosses a bridge over the Cape Cod Canal during Thanksgiving weekend last year. /

AAA: R.I. gasoline prices rise 4¢ to $3.079

PROVIDENCE – “Gasoline prices are up for the fifth consecutive week, and are within a penny of the high mark for 2007,” according to...
DAVID SILVIA, an oil delivery man for Sunshine Oil in Bristol, makes a delivery last week. Small dealers such as Sunshine are struggling again this year with the high cost of oil, which is forcing many to max out their credit. /

Oil dealers’ struggles growing

With the price of heating oil at record levels this winter, some may assume that oil dealers are making a killing. But in fact,...
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