The parent company of Twin River presented few details to the Tiverton town council regarding its plans to move Newport Grand’s gaming license to…
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RISD/Brown/Erfurt Solar House Is At Home In France
An art academy in France, Domaine de Boisbuchet, now has a solar-powered building designed by students from Brown University, the Rhode Island School of…
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Providence and South Counties Receive An ‘F’ For Air Quality
Hot days last summer triggered high levels of smog pollution across the state, especially in Providence. The city earned an F in this year’s State of…
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Wastewater Agency Wrestles With Cost Of Water Quality Project
The board of the Narragansett Bay Commission has voted to move forward with the final phase of a water quality project designed to overhaul its old…
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Wastewater Agency Moves Foward With Next Step Of Water Quality Project
The Narragansett Bay Commission’s third and final phase of a multi-year water quality project will cost about $815 million, if state and federal…
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Construction For Offshore Wind Farm Kicks Off In Quonset Point
Welders have started to build parts for a wind energy facility off the coast of Block Island. It’s on track to be the country’s first offshore wind farm…
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Local Construction Of Block Island Wind Farm To Start Soon
Gov. Gina Raimondo and members of the Rhode Island Congressional delegation will meet with Deepwater Wind in Quonset Point today to announce local jobs…
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Board Of Narragansett Bay Commission To Review Options For Sewer Overflow Project
The board of the Narragansett Bay Commission will vote tomorrow on how to approach the third and final phase of the Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO)…
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Environmental Advocates Push Back On Expanding Region’s Natural Gas Capacity
Five New England governors met yesterday in Hartford, Connecticut, to talk about increasing the region’s energy supply. No solutions are set in stone,…
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State Sets Aside Money For Energy Efficient Streetlights
A new pool of money is available for cities and towns looking to reduce their energy use and costs. The state is setting aside more than $500,000 to…
