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THE AVERAGE PRICE of regular gas in Rhode Island remained $2.57 per gallon this week. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

R.I. and Mass. gas prices hold steady this week

Natural Resources 01/13/2020

PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island remained unchanged from last week at $2.57 per gallon, 1 cent...

Mass. adds 1K clean energy jobs in 2019

Natural Resources 01/09/2020

BOSTON – The Massachusetts clean-energy industry continued to grow in 2019, adding 1,000 jobs and increasing its share of the gross state product, according...

MAINE'S LAND USE Planning Commission has determined that the New England Clean Energy Connect project met zoning and land use standards. The project, a map of which is above, would still need to clear other regulatory hurdles. / COURTESY NEW ENGLAND CLEAN ENERGY CONNECT

Maine agency signs off on $1B hydropower transmission line

Natural Resources 01/08/2020

ORON, Maine (AP) – The state agency that handles zoning in Maine's unregulated territories on Wednesday gave its approval to a proposed $1 billion...

RHODE ISLAND gas prices increased 7 cents from last week to average $2.57 per gallon. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

R.I. gas prices rise following U.S. strike against Iranian military leader

Natural Resources 01/06/2020

PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island increased 7 cents over the past week to $2.57 per gallon,...

DEM to host New Year’s Day hikes at Colt State Park

Natural Resources 12/31/2019

BRISTOL – Free guided hikes are planned on New Year’s Day at Colt State Park. Hosted by the R.I. Department of Environmental Management, the...

Gas prices in R.I. and Mass. remain flat

Natural Resources 12/30/2019

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s average price per gallon of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline remained flat from last week at $2.50, AAA Northeast announced Monday. The...

FISHING GROUPS had filed a lawsuit to stop the creation of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, and a federal appeals court has upheld an earlier decision by a federal judge to dismiss the case. PBN FILE PHOTO/JOHN LEE

Court upholds creation of national monument in Atlantic Ocean

Natural Resources 12/27/2019

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – A federal appeals court on Friday upheld former President Barack Obama's designation of a federally protected conservation area in the Atlantic...

THE AVERAGE PRICE of regular gas in Rhode Island was $2.50 per gallon this week. / PBN FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

R.I. and Mass. gas prices remain level this week

Natural Resources 12/23/2019

PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline remained unchanged from one week prior at $2.50 per gallon, 4 cents below the...

Gold elected to chair National Regulatory Research Institute board of directors

Natural Resources 12/20/2019

PROVIDENCE – Commissioner Marion Gold of the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission has been elected by the National Regulatory Research Institute as chair of...