St. George’s School is under intense scrutiny after a group of former students accused the school covering up years of sexual abuse, much of it dating …
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Wexford Science & Technology Signs P&S For Big I-195 District Project
Baltimore-based Wexford Science and Technology and real estate developer CV Properties have signed a purchase and sale agreement for two parcels of land…
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Environmental Group Finds Illegal Dumping At Beaches Persists
Illegally dumping trash on beaches is still a problem, despite city and town ordinances that forbid littering on public roads and public lands,…
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New Federal Education Law Promotes Environmental Education
President Obama’s overhauled federal education law, known as the Every Student Succeeds Act, includes money for environmental education. This is the…
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Brookings Report Says RI Needs Investment In Key Sectors To Bolster Economy
A new report requested by the Raimondo administration says Rhode Island can overcome its economic listlessness by using a focused strategy to make targ…
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TGIF: 21 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. As usual, your tips and comments are welcome, and you can follow me through the week on the twitters. Ther…
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RI Business Leaders And Environmental Advocates Push For Stronger Enforcement
Environmental advocacy groups and businesses have been finding common ground in recent years around an unlikely issue: stronger enforcement of…
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General Electric Spurns Providence For Boston
The General Electric move from Fairfield County, on Connecticut’s Gold Coast, to Boston was probably inevitable, given the direction in which the iconic…
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Invenergy Plans To Fill Gaps In Air Permit Applications
An official with Chicago-based Invenergy said the company plans to submit information that was missing from a permit application related to the proposed…
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Biggest Environmental Stories Of 2016? Wind Turbines And Fights Over Energy
2015 had no shortage of stories about the environment and energy, including the start of construction on Deepwater Wind’s Block Island Wind Farm. Rhode…
