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CITADEL PROPERTIES LLC and Strive Construction LLC plan to build a 45-unit apartment building at 663 Admiral St., Providence, but the companies were fined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violations during the demolition of an existing structure on the site. / PROVIDENCE CITY PLAN COMMISSION

2 R.I. companies fined for EPA violations in Providence apartment project

PROVIDENCE – A pair of Rhode Island companies have settled with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violating the Clean Air Act when demolishing a...

Bristol County, Mass., communities receiving electric, low-emission school buses

FALL RIVER – Two Bristol County, Mass., communities will receive a cut of $30 million in federal funding to advance a fleet of electric and...
PLETHORA OF PALLETS: ­Atlas Barrel and Pallet Inc. President Heather Ross says there are hundreds of different kinds of pallets built at the Burrillville company to meet whatever the customer needs.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: A history of helping with the heavy lifting

(Editor’s note: This is the 17th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

Amo nominated for House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

PROVIDENCE – Recently elected U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo, D-R.I., is anticipating a spot on the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, where he says he...
CLEAN SHORELINE: Volunteers and members of Save The Bay Inc. participate in a shoreline cleanup event at Colt State Park in Bristol.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

RIPPLE EFFECTS: As Narragansett Bay gets cleaner, economic outcomes remain murky

Talk to anyone who lives in Rhode Island, and it’s likely they could tell you a story connected to Narragansett Bay, says Mike Jarbeau,...

North Kingstown, Glocester share $915K for wastewater management upgrades

PROVIDENCE – North Kingstown and Glocester are receiving a total of $915,000 in federal funding for wastewater management upgrades, members of the R.I. congressional...

Taylor Farms New England settles chemical accident violations for $650K

PROVIDENCE – The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice on Wednesday reached a settlement with Taylor Farms New England Inc. to resolve...
LITTLE DIG: Richie Nero, left, of Boyle & Fogarty Construction Co., works on removing an old lead residential water supply line outside a home where service was getting upgraded to copper on June 29 in Providence. Health and environmental groups have been fighting for lead-free water to drink in Providence for at least a decade. 
AP PHOTO/CHARLES KRUPA

Providence tries to solve city’s lead pipe problem

Prandy Tavarez and his wife were expecting a baby when they bought a four-bedroom house in a well-kept neighborhood of century-old homes in Providence....

What Cheer Flower Farm gets $500K in federal funding for brownfields...

PROVIDENCE – What Cheer Flower Farm has been awarded $500,000 in Environmental Protection Agency funding to expedite the cleanup of a brownfields site in...

State receives $62.2M for drinking water upgrades

PROVIDENCE – The state on Tuesday was awarded $62.2 million from the Environmental Protection Agency for drinking water infrastructure upgrades.  The funding through the Drinking...
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