Big dreams for offshore wind now more distant than ever
In 2007, then-Gov. Donald L. Carcieri touted a state-commissioned study that suggested wind power could generate a whopping 75% of Rhode Island’s electricity needs,...
Are you confident the courts will overturn the stop-work order for...
Rhode Island and Connecticut on Sept. 4 sued President Donald Trump’s administration to overturn a stop-work order for the Revolution Wind farm.
The project has...
R.I., Orsted mount legal challenges to Trump’s stop-work order for Revolution...
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, with Conn. Attorney General William Tong, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging the stop-work order for Revolution...
Orsted eager to get Revolution Wind ‘back on track’; lawsuit possible
PROVIDENCE – Orsted A/S, the Danish developer behind Revolution Wind, on Wednesday said it is fighting to restart the project and is considering a...
Gas prices rise locally due to strong holiday demand
PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island increased 4 cents to $3.09 per gallon. That price is...
Cannabis Commission opens Social Equity applicant certification portal
WARWICK – The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission on Friday began accepting applications to become certified for one of the six retail Social Equity Licenses...
R.I. fishermen push to block more offshore wind projects after Revolution...
NARRAGANSETT – Desautel Browning Law, the firm representing a coalition of Rhode Island fishermen that filed a petition to halt offshore wind development, held...
Should other coastal communities follow Warren’s “managed retreat” from rising sea...
Since 2021, Warren has been plotting a “managed retreat” from flood-prone areas. It's a bold plan state environmental leaders see as a model for...
Quidnessett Country Club misses deadline on shoreline restoration plan
The embattled Quidnessett Country Club is facing more scrutiny after failing to submit the required restoration plan of its shoreline to state coastal regulators...
Wind turbine maker to pay settlement after broken blade washed up...
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) – The maker of a massive wind turbine blade that broke apart off Nantucket Island and washed up on beaches for months...
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