USDA offers $2.8M for R.I. conservation projects
WARWICK – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is seeking applications from Rhode Island producers for $2.8 million in conservation assistance.
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Tennis Hall of Fame CEO to be honored
FLORENCE, Ore. – The International Sports Heritage Association has selected Mark Stenning, CEO of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum in Newport,...
Cooley Inc. to pay EPA fines of $84.5K
BOSTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Cooley Inc., a Pawtucket-based manufacturer of coated fabrics and other high-performance materials, will pay fines...
Ecolect launches online sustainable-materials library
PROVIDENCE and SAN FRANCISO – After two years of planning, Ecolect LLC has gone live with its free online library of sustainable materials. The...
Southern Union indicted on hazardous-waste charges
PROVIDENCE – The Southern Union Co. (NYSE: SUG), the Houston-based owner of New England Gas Co. and former owner of Providence Gas Co., was...
National Grid, 2 customers honored for efficiency
PROVIDENCE – Electric and natural gas distribution company National Grid marked the 20th anniversary of its energy-efficiency programs with an event today at the...
U.S. industrial production rises at 4% rate in 3Q
WASHINGTON – U.S. industrial production increased at an annual pace of 4.0 percent in the third quarter compared with the same three months of...
New plate creates nest egg for eco-education
PAWTUCKET – A new environmental education license plate was unveiled this afternoon by the Audubon Society of Rhode Island and Save The Bay in...
AAA: R.I. gas prices fall 1¢ to lowest level since April
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island gasoline prices have resumed their decline, falling 1 cent over the past week to their lowest level since early April,...
Coal-plant pollution suit ends in $5.35B settlement
A lawsuit by the federal government, eight states and 13 citizens’ groups against Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power Inc. has ended in a record...
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