A public hearing in Providence this week on the Trump Administration’s plan to expand oil and gas drilling will be rescheduled after the end of the…
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Invenergy Ends Water Deal With Narragansett Indian Tribe
Invenergy, a power company that wants to build a natural gas-fired power plant in northwestern Rhode Island, has terminated its water supply agreement…
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Large Crowd Turns Out Saturday For Women’s March And Rally
Large crowds of marchers packed the Rhode Island State House steps and lawn on Saturday, the one-year anniversary of the Women’s March to protest the…
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RI Gov. Raimondo Says ‘Not On Our Watch’ To Federal Offshore Drilling Expansion
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has joined opposition to President Donald Trump’s plan to drill for oil and gas offshore in protected federal areas of…
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‘Codfather’ Faces New Allegations For Violations In Scallop Fishery
A New Bedford fishing mogul known as “The Codfather” is facing new federal allegations for misreporting the amount of fish harvested by his fleet, this…
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RI Attorney General Speaks Out Against Proposed Burrillville Power Plant
Rhode Island’s Attorney General Peter Kilmartin has announced his opposition to a natural gas power plant that has been proposed for the Town of…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Rhode Island emerged largely unscathed from the initial phase of our first big weather-related test of the new year, so bully for us, hardy New…
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NH Will Again Reconsider Being Part of RGGI
The nine states of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, including Rhode Island, have set a new, more ambitious goal for reducing carbon emissions by…
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In New England, Gone Are The Days When Septic Can Be Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind
About half of New England’s households are on septic systems, the highest proportion in the country. For decades, most conventional systems have done a…
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UMass Dartmouth Engineers Work To Advance Wave Energy Science
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth have been working to develop devices and computer codes that would help harness wave energy…
