Two coastal-resiliency projects receive grants from foundation
FAIRHAVEN – Two coastal-resilience projects in the Providence metropolitan area have been awarded funds, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced Monday.
A salt-marsh restoration...
Davol Square site fails metals contamination test
PROVIDENCE – Recent soil and groundwater testing at a half-acre asphalted site in Davol Square has uncovered concentration levels of metals and polycyclic aromatic...
North Smithfield 12.44-MW community solar project breaks ground
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A groundbreaking took place Wednesday for the King community solar project, the largest community solar project in the state, according to...
R.I., Mass. gas prices tick up 3 cents
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island increased 3 cents to $2.51 per gallon this week, 10 cents...
State must have same leverage as Mass. to hold utility accountable
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has had National Grid Rhode Island in her sights since an October 2017 storm that left tens of thousands of...
State board details rejection of Burrillville natural gas plant
BURRILLVILLE – The R.I. Energy Facility Siting Board on Tuesday issued a final order denying Invenergy Thermal Development LLC’s application to build the proposed...
Raimondo calls for legislative power to fine National Grid
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo took National Grid Rhode Island to task over its role in the Aquidneck Island gas outage of 2018,...
Bank of America, TD Bank fund tree plantings in Providence
PROVIDENCE – Bank of America Corp. and TD Bank recently announced tree-planting events in Providence funded by the banks.
Bank of America volunteers joined local...
Gas prices in R.I. remain unchanged this week
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island remained unchanged at $2.48 per gallon this week, 12 cents below...
Five questions with Becca Trietch
Becca Trietch | Administrator of energy efficiency programs, R.I. Office of Energy Resources
1. Why should R.I. residents and businesses be concerned about energy...
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