Tag: Conservation Law Foundation
Climate goals, equity issues at stake in contested Providence propane terminal...
PROVIDENCE – Whether plans to add rail connections and new storage tanks at a propane storage site in the Port of Providence will create...
Debate grows over benefits, risks of medical-waste treatment project
WEST WARWICK – Jobs, tax dollars and other economic benefits are pitted against potential health, safety and environmental risks tied to a proposed medical-waste...
Opponents speak out against proposed West Warwick medical waste treatment plant
WEST WARWICK – A proposal to build a medical waste treatment plant in West Warwick continues to fan flames of opposition.
Dozens of residents, business...
Public hearing on medical waste facility scheduled
WEST WARWICK (AP) – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has scheduled a public hearing on a proposed medical waste-to-energy facility in West Warwick.
The...
Legal battle over Block Island marina expansion takes turn
NEW SHOREHAM – A longstanding legal battle on Block Island concerning the Great Salt Pond has taken an unexpected turn, drawing the ire of...
Raimondo signs executive order to commit state to 100% renewable electricity...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo signed an executive order Friday that directs the Office of Energy Resources to conduct an energy-market analysis and...
Court upholds creation of national monument in Atlantic Ocean
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...
California vows fight as Trump takes aim at clean-car authority
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump said he will revoke California’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from autos, his latest clash with the...
Invenergy applauds ‘milestone’ decision on proposed Burrillville power plant
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management announced Thursday it has found the proposed Clear River Energy Center power plant in Burrillville will...
More testimony filed on proposed R.I. Revolution Wind power contract
PROVIDENCE – A series of pre-filed testimony on the power purchase agreement between National Grid Rhode Island and Orsted US Offshore Wind for the...
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