Brown announces divestments from fossil fuel companies
PROVIDENCE – Brown University has divested 90% of its endowment investments in fossil fuel companies, with plans to eventually exit its positions in fossil...
State leaders tout opening of Orsted innovation hub
PROVIDENCE – State officials on Monday joined Orsted U.S. Offshore Wind to celebrate the grand opening of the company's innovation hub, touting it as...
R.I. gas prices dip 3 cents this week
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island declined 3 cents from last week to $2.43 per gallon, level...
DEM awards $3.3M in grants to preserve open spaces in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Department of Environmental Management has awarded $3.3 million to 16 organizations to preserve open, green spaces in Rhode Island, the agency...
Solar flare-up: Solar farms facing backlash across Ocean State
(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on the challenges and opportunities of solar- and wind-farm development in Rhode Island and...
URI official: ‘No downside’ to consortium’s 46-MW project
Tucked behind a half-filled student parking lot, partially obscured by chain-link fencing, acres of solar panels are quietly powering a new future for the...
West Greenwich quarry faces penalties for illegal discharge into wetlands
WEST GREENWICH – A local quarry is facing penalties for illegally discharging silt and sediment into surrounding wetlands, the R.I. Department of Environmental Management...
Bristol Community College receives $861K to launch offshore wind training program
FALL RIVER – Bristol Community College announced Wednesday that it received $861,097 from the Baker-Polito administration to launch the college’s National Offshore Wind Institute...
Utility to pay $53M for gas explosions that damaged homes
BOSTON (AP) – A utility company blamed for a series of natural gas explosions in Massachusetts that killed one person and damaged dozens of...
West Greenwich quarry faces penalties for illegal discharge into wetlands
PROVIDENCE – A West Greenwich quarry is facing penalties from the R.I. Department of Environmental Management for illegally discharging silt and sediment into surrounding...
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