Massachusetts state regulators are reviewing proposals for large-scale offshore wind energy projects after three offshore wind developers submitted bids…
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‘The Hurt Is Still There’: Clergy Abuse Survivors, Others React To Cardinal Law’s Death
Reaction to the death of Cardinal Bernard Law , the man who came to be the face of the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church, has been emotional,…
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Preservationists At Odds With Brown Over Historic Buildings
Update 12/20: Providence’s City Plan Commission delayed a vote expected Tuesday, setting the next hearing for January 16 . There’s a dispute brewing…
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Maine Investing 500K To Study Lobster Fishery
Maine’s Department of Marine Resources is launching a half-million-dollar project to get a more comprehensive scientific assessment of one of the state…
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Report: RI Among Healthiest States
Rhode Island ranks as the 11 th healthiest state, according to a new report released by the nonprofit United Health Foundation. Massachusetts ranks…
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New England Utility Wants Study Claiming Electric Rate Inflation Taken Down
Utility company Eversource is demanding a national environmental group take down a study that says they unfairly withheld natural gas capacity and…
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Future Of Northeast Marine National Monument Protections Still Uncertain
Protections of a marine national monument made up of underwater mountains and canyons 130 miles off the coast of Cape Cod could be at risk after…
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As Boston Nears Plastic Bag Ban, Environmentalist Encourages RI Statewide Ban
Boston is close to banning plastic bags after a unanimous city council vote Wednesday. Several Rhode Island municipalities have also banned the bags,…
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Indian Tech Company Infosys Plans To Add 500 Jobs In RI Over 5 Years
The India-based tech company Infosys plans to add 500 new jobs in Rhode Island over the next five years while creating its first U.S. hub for digital…
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New England Researchers Race To Turn Seaweed Into Biofuel
For the last 10 years, scientists all over the world have been racing to figure out how to convert massive quantities of seaweed into biofuel. UConn…
