Some recreational fishermen in Rhode Island say they are pleased with new rules for the Atlantic herring fishery, but a commercial fishing company in…
Avory Brookins
Avory joined the newsroom in April 2017. She reports on a variety of local environmental topics, including the offshore wind industry, fishery management and the effects of climate change. Avory can also be heard occasionally filling-in as the weekend news host/anchor.
Before joining the station, she was a general assignment reporter at Wisconsin Public Radio and completed two reporting internships at Philadelphia's public radio station, WHYY.
Avory is a Philadelphia native and proud Temple Owl.
When she's not reporting on the environment, she loves listening to K-pop, eating breakfast for dinner and dancing the weekends away.
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Final Hearings For Proposed Burrillville Power Plant Temporarily Postponed
Rhode Island state regulators have hit the pause button on final hearings for a natural gas power plant proposed for Burrillville. Attorneys for the power plant’s developer, Invenergy, the Town of Burrillville and the Conservation Law Foundation, an environmental advocacy group, recently asked the Rhode Island Energy Facility Siting Board to put the hearings on hold […]
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Final Hearings For Proposed Burrillville Power Plant Temporarily Postponed
Rhode Island state regulators have hit the pause button on final hearings for a natural gas power plant proposed for Burrillville.
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New Management Of Atlantic Herring Fishery Pleases Some, But Raises Concerns For Others
Some recreational fishermen in Rhode Island say they are pleased with new rules for the Atlantic herring fishery, but a commercial fishing company in the state is expressing concern over the new plan. The New England Fishery Management Council approved Tuesday a new formula used to set catch limits that more explicitly takes into account […]
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Burrillville Power Plant Developer, Along With Opposition, Ask For Stay Of Final Hearings
The major parties for and against a proposal to build a natural gas power plant in Burrillville are asking state regulators to put a hold on final…
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New England Fishery Regulators Approve More-Conservative Management Of Atlantic Herring
The New England Fishery Management Council approved Tuesday a more conservative formula used to set catch limits for Atlantic herring.
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New England Fishery Regulators Approve More-Conservative Management Of Atlantic Herring
The New England Fishery Management Council approved Tuesday a more conservative formula used to set catch limits for Atlantic herring. The formula, known as the acceptable biological catch, will more explicitly take into account herring’s ecological role as a fish eaten by bigger fish and marine birds and mammals. The Pew Charitable Trusts, a nonprofit […]
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Burrillville Power Plant Developer, Along With Opposition, Ask For Stay Of Final Hearings
The major parties for and against a proposal to build a natural gas power plant in Burrillville are asking state regulators to put a hold on final hearings for the project. The ask comes just days after ISO-New England, the region’s electrical grid operator, asked federal energy regulators to terminate an agreement ISO-New England made […]
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Burrillville Power Plant Proposal Encounters Possible Roadblock
The developer of a natural gas power plant proposed for Burrillville may have encountered a roadblock to securing a permit for construction. ISO-New England, the region’s electrical grid operator, wants to terminate an agreement made with developer Invenergy. The contract, called a capacity supply obligation, would have provided monthly payments to Invenergy as long as […]
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Something’s Fishy: CNBC’s ‘American Greed’ Features The Codfather
New Bedford fishing magnate Carlos Rafael, who’s known as “The Codfather,” will be the subject of a new episode of American Greed on CNBC. The show features true stories of people who broke the law to get rich. Rafael owned the largest fishing fleet in New Bedford, MA. He pleaded guilty in 2017 to mislabeling hundreds of thousands of pounds of fish […]
