Four peregrine falcons hatched earlier this spring on top of the Superman Building in downtown Providence. Volunteers have now banded the birds so that…
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RIPR in the Classroom: Wildlife at a Landfill
Listenwise helps teachers use stories from RIPR in their classrooms. To find more public radio stories and lessons for your middle and high school ELA,…
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Speaking Across Difference: A Crime Victim And Former Criminal Forge Friendship Through Forgiveness
Sal Monteiro and Sheila Capece met at the Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence in Providence. He spent time in prison for second degree…
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RIPR In The Classroom: Interstate Fishing Laws
Listenwise helps teachers use stories from RIPR in their classrooms. To find more public radio stories and lessons for your middle and high school ELA,…
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RIPR Series: Speaking Across Difference
At a time of increasing debate over racial, religious and political divides, Rhode Islanders share their experiences of reaching beyond the differences…
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One Square Mile Johnston: Wildlife Finds Unlikely Refuge At State’s Central Landfill
In recent years, Rhode Islanders have spotted wild visitors not typically found in the Ocean State: Arctic beluga whales in Narragansett Bay and even…
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National Grid Files To Withdraw Access Northeast Project In Rhode Island
National Grid is withdrawing its application for the project informally known as the pipeline tax.
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Invenergy: Johnston Inks Same Water Deal Offered To Woonsocket
Invenergy, the company proposing to build a power plant in Burrillville, offered Johnston the same 20-year water contract as it offered to Woonsocket,…
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Invenergy Identifies Johnston As Water Supplier For Burrillville Power Plant
In power plant news, Tuesday night while the Woonsocket City Council rejected selling water to Invenergy, the Johnston town council unanimously approved…
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Invenergy Officially Bids To Buy Water From Woonsocket
Woonsocket officials say they will carefully consider a proposal from a power plant company to buy water from municipal supplies. The city will also…
