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POWERING UP: Regional officials are prepping the pipeline of workers who are expected to be needed to install and maintain wind turbines like those off Block Island in the coming years. / COURTESY ORSTED  U.S. OFFSHORE WIND

Legislators pass bill to expand R.I.’s offshore wind procurement

Economy 06/24/2022

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is expanding its commitment to renewable energy thanks to legislation passed by the General Assembly on Thursday, which requires the...

R.I. jobs growth from offshore wind unclear

Economic Activity 03/24/2022

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday boasted of the jobs that will accompany the state's ambitious renewable energy goals, including new state...

NEW APPOINTMENT: Jason E. McNamee, chief of marine-resource management at the R.I. Department of Environmental Management, will lead the R.I. Division of Marine Fisheries, which had operated as a subsection of the R.I. Division of Fish and Wildlife until a law passed in July elevated the division as its own entity. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

A dedicated voice for R.I. marine fisheries

Natural Resources 09/01/2017

A change in state law this year is giving Rhode Island and its large saltwater-fishing community a dedicated voice in local and regional management...

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