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BACK AT IT:  An Orsted A/S vessel is docked to one of the massive wind turbines off the coast of Rhode Island. Work on the turbines was delayed because of Trump administration orders, but it has resumed after the courts stepped in.  AP FILE PHOTO/JOSHUA A. BICKEL

Offshore wind sector hits turbulence

Government 08/14/2026

State officials and labor leaders geared up for years in preparation for the promise of the offshore wind industry – thousands would need to...

SHINING EXAMPLE: The University of Rhode Island solar carport was erected two years ago over a 400-spot parking lot along Plains Road on the South Kingstown campus.  COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Solar carport projects fueling climate goals

Focus 02/27/2026

There has been a lot of talk these days about net-zero emissions – removing more greenhouse gases than produced – but Jeffrey Hall says...

DEM report: R.I. must speed up lowering carbon emissions to meet...

Government 11/24/2025

Rhode Island needs to put the pedal to the metal on its clean energy transition – while reducing its reliance on driving – if...

Brown digs geothermal test wells on campus in search for renewable...

Education 11/02/2023

PROVIDENCE – Brown University is exploring its campus to see if the answer to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040 may already lie underneath. Researchers at...

AMPED UP: Zachary Cobb, left, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence vice president of services, and Steven Ilmrud, vice president of operations, demonstrate one of the charging stations at the North Kingstown company that are part of the company’s ambitious plans to offset the emissions it produces with renewable energy or credits by 2030.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

LOST IN EMISSIONS: Businesses befuddled by state’s net-zero goals

Cover Story 03/31/2023

So far, the 10 electric vehicle charging stations tucked away in the corner of the 200-space parking lot at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Inc. haven’t...

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