Orsted, Eversource partner with local fishermen on safety navigation
PROVIDENCE – Local fishermen will play a role in ensuring safe passage around the massive wind farms planned for area waters under a new...
Siting, aging infrastructure will be top challenges for New England energy...
PROVIDENCE – New England needs to strike a balance between acting fast to take advantage of an expected windfall of federal funding and taking...
R.I. gas prices rise 6 cents
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island increased 6 cents week to week to $2.94 per gallon Monday,...
DEM receives $300K from feds for brownfield assessments
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has been awarded a $300,000 federal grant to assess contaminated properties under the state’s Brownfields Program,...
Inaction on marijuana legalization suits R.I. business groups
PROVIDENCE – If state lawmakers and Gov. Daniel J. McKee can’t find common ground on legislation to legalize recreational marijuana use this year, most...
Federal government approves Vineyard Wind offshore wind project
An offshore wind project off Massachusetts that would create enough electricity to power 400,000 homes and is touted by backers as a key piece of America's...
AAA: R.I. gas prices rise 4 cents, may be further increase...
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island increased 4 cents week to week to $2.88 per gallon Monday,...
Report: R.I. ranks No. 9 for solar-energy jobs per capita in...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked No. 9 for highest number of solar-energy jobs per capita, according to a new report from The Solar Foundation...
Naval Station Newport to make $39M in stormwater repairs
NEWPORT (AP) – The Navy has agreed to make more than $39 million in repairs at Naval Station Newport that will ensure the facility...
R.I. Senate approves ban on plastic bags
PROVIDENCE - A proposal to ban single-use plastic bags statewide has again cleared the Senate, though House support remains uncertain.
The bag ban legislation sponsored...
- Featured Event -
