EPA orders 6 R.I. communities <br> to stem sewage overflows
BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered six more Rhode Island cities and towns to take steps to stem the overflow of...
Wineries make themselves destinations
When Greenvale Vineyards in Portsmouth started producing wine under its own label in the 1990s, owner Nancy Parker Wilson made an unsettling discovery.
It wasn’t...
Local chefs find sustainability is challenging
The chef laughed as he read the label. “Organic Salad Greens,” it read. The container was made of plastic.
Chefs and restaurateurs in Rhode Island...
Mass. casinos could generate large tax revenue
DARTMOUTH – If commercial resort casinos were built at Suffolk Downs and in southeastern and western Massachusetts, they would generate as much as $500...
R.I. gas prices drop again
PROVIDENCE – The retail price of gasoline in Rhode Island declined for the third consecutive week, according to AAA Southern New England.
In its...
Oil falls on worry of slowing U.S. economy
NEW YORK - U.S. stock prices are not the only thing dropping these days. Crude oil prices fell the most in almost two months...
Senators seek water bill upgrade
Rhode Island’s U.S. senators are co-sponsoring a bill that would strengthen the Clean Water Act following a controversial weakening of the landmark environmental law...
Northeast energy prices fall for first time in a week
NEW YORK - Wholesale electricity prices in the U.S. Northeast declined for the first day this week as milder weather was forecast to reduce...
Leasing, terminal revenues increase for Capital
EAST PROVIDENCE – Capital Properties Inc. – an East Providence company that operates an oil terminal and owns about 18 acres in the downtown...
Downtown Improvement District <br> introduces more floral plantings
PROVIDENCE – Flanked by 10 of the Downtown Improvement District’s “Yellow Shirt” street team, the program’s director today introduced another round of floral plantings...
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