NSTAR flips switch on $220M high-voltage line
BOSTON – NSTAR, a utility company serving Dartmouth, New Bedford and other portions of Massachusetts, has declared its 473rd consecutive dividend and brought into...
URI to receive $1.52M in Sea Grant funding
WASHINGTON – The University of Rhode Island will receive $1.52 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Sea Grant college program to continue...
10 journalists receive environmental fellowships
NARRAGANSETT – The Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting has selected 10 reporters from around the country to receive its Annual Workshop for...
ATC acquires Lincoln Environmental
SMITHFIELD – Lincoln Environmental Inc.’s operating assets have been acquired by ATC Group Services Inc. of Woburn, Mass., doing business as ATC Associates Inc....
Auto industry leads way in recycling service waste
Currently, there is substantial attention given to global warming relating to industrial and automobile emissions into the atmosphere. As a result, however, public and...
AAA: R.I. gas prices near $3/gallon
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices in Rhode Island have risen for the 12th consecutive week and are nearing $3 per gallon, according to AAA Southern...
Event highlights benefits <br>of ‘green’ tourism efforts
The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council’s strategy in northern Rhode Island has become an international model for sustainable tourism, a new movement in the industry...
Aquaculture is growing fast in R.I.
The first oyster farm in Rhode Island was started in 1798, but until now aquaculture has been practiced here on a small scale. But...
Big turnover in Newport hospitality
Visitors to Newport this summer will find a host of new events, hotel accommodations, restaurants and shops, following an unusually dynamic off-season for the...
An earth-friendly fashion show
Groundwork Providence celebrated its 25th year of educating the public regarding environmental stewardship with its sixth Runway Earth, a fashion show of designs using...
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