The state board considering a proposal for a power plant in Burrillville holds its first public hearing tonight at 6 p.m. in the auditorium at…
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Feds Propose Deep Cuts In Cod Quotas
The new fishing year begins in May and federal regulators are seeking public comments for proposed catch limits for the region’s groundfish industry….
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State Officials To Tour Construction For Block Island Wind Farm
Dozens of ProvPort workers have started to assemble parts for the towers that will make up the Block Island Wind Farm. State officials will tour the…
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Battle With The Sea: Rising Tides Threaten Historic Properties
Many of Rhode Island’s 18th century buildings have survived a number of coastal storms in the past: the Great September Gale of 1815, the 1938 Hurricane…
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RI Aquaculture Industry Grew Last Year Despite Harsh Winter
Rhode Island’s aquaculture industry grew by 7 percent last year despite icy conditions in coastal waters. Frozen coastal ponds meant individual growers …
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Environmentalists Eager For New Composting Regulations
An estimated 20 percent of the trash that ends up in landfills is food. One way to reduce food waste is to compost your kitchen scraps.
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Narragansett Bay Commission To Open New Lab Facility At Field’s Point
Scientists at the Narragansett Bay Commission are getting a new building at the Field’s Point campus. That’s where the wastewater agency will house labs…
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Loberstermen Dispute Finding That New England Lobsters Are At Record Lows
It’s been months since the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission released its latest report on how lobsters are faring in the Atlantic Coast. But…
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Federal Money Released For Fishermen Affected By 2013 Groundfish Disaster
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued Rhode Island a new wave of federal money to help fishermen affected by the groundfish dis…
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Battle With The Sea: Minimizing Wind Damage From Storms
The Hurricane of 1938 toppled some 275 million trees across New England. Today – with more trees and more buildings – state officials see wind damage as…
