Tag: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Money isn’t only thing slowing Cliff Walk repairs
For generations, Newport’s city officials have had to strike a perilous balance between the public value of one of Rhode Island’s most recognizable tourist...
Prime Middletown property remains stuck in limbo
The Jan Cos., operating under Renaissance Development Corp., professes a commitment to “long-term stewardship,” asserting on its website, “We believe in investing for generations,...
Junior Achievement of R.I. launches JA Maritime pilot program for K-12...
Today’s second graders will enter the workforce in about 10 years, but growing up to make a living by building an advanced military submarine...
Coit named executive director of Farm Fresh R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Janet Coit, the former director of the R.I. Department of Environmental Management, has been named the executive director of Farm Fresh Rhode Island,...
70 acres of Portsmouth cove placed under DEM protection
PORTSMOUTH – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management is conserving 70 acres of land at Gull Cove thanks to $880,000 in settlement funding from a barge oil spill...
Will proposal to use Newport airport property for housing ever take...
Fed up with the pace of housing development on Aquidneck Island, some Middletown residents are pushing for the closure of Newport State Airport with...
U.S. ocean regulator faces criticism over changes to right whale protection...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – The U.S.'s ocean regulator plans to make industry-friendly changes to a long-standing rule designed to protect vanishing whales, prompting criticism...
Region begins digging out from Sunday’s major snowstorm
The U.S. workweek opened with yet more snow dumping on the Northeast under the tail end of a colossal winter storm that brought ice...
Reed calls for passage of national workplace safety legislation
PROVIDENCE – U.S. Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., is teaming up with lawmakers and labor unions to establish protections for workers exposed to extreme heat.
The...
A SLOW RETREAT: Voluntary buyouts, relocations part of Warren’s pioneering climate...
When Richard Grundy moved AVTECH Software Inc. from Newport to Warren 15 years ago, the renovated Cutler Mill seemed to offer the ideal flexibility...
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