Tag: Environmental Protection Agency
Teamsters union files unfair labor practice charges against Airgas USA, which...
PROVIDENCE – The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has filed nationwide unfair labor practice charges against Airgas USA LLC, alleging the breach of several federal...
Meet the Makers: An ice factory that refuses to melt away
(Editor’s note: This is the 39th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
RI AFL-CIO, Center for Justice join lawsuit challenging elimination of $7B...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island AFL-CIO and the Rhode Island Center for Justice on Monday joined a lawsuit with businesses and nonprofits across the...
Trump orders funding freeze during review of federal loans and grants
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting Tuesday as President Donald Trump's administration begins an across-the-board ideological review...
R.I. Infrastructure Bank awards $638K for water systems in 3 communities
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank has awarded $638,000 in grant funding to small water systems in Newport, Scituate and Little Compton to...
Infrastructure Bank issues $650K grant to remove PFAS from health clinic’s...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, the state’s central hub for financing infrastructure improvements for municipalities, businesses and homeowners, has awarded a $650,000 grant...
Biden awards $3B to reduce carbon emissions at U.S. ports
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration is awarding nearly $3 billion to boost climate-friendly equipment and infrastructure at ports across the country, including Baltimore, where...
R.I. Infrastructure Bank awards $1.7M to Chariho, Foster, Scituate schools to...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, which helps provide financing for infrastructure improvements for municipalities, businesses and homeowners, in partnership with the R.I....
Five R.I. school districts receive electric school bus fleet
PROVIDENCE – Five Ocean State school districts will receive a total of 45 electric school buses under a $12.4 million federal allocation.
The funding, awarded...
Rhode Island partners with 120Water to document lead levels
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has entered a new partnership to digitally collect and document lead levels in water throughout the state.
The partnership with Indiana-based...


















