The company proposing to build a natural gas power plant in Burrillville will begin pre-engineering work in early August, but a strong opponent of the…
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Middleborough Police Kill Fox Believed To Be Responsible For Attacking Two People
Middleborough Police and Animal Control reported that a fox, believed to have attacked two people on Sunday and Monday, was located and killed early…
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Environmental Advocacy Group Gives RI, MA Poor Grades For Renewable Energy Law
A DC-based environmental advocacy group gives Rhode Island a D and Massachusetts an F for their renewable energy law known as the Renewable Portfolio…
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New EPA Acting Administrator Says Humans Contribute To Climate Change
The Environmental Protection Agency’s acting administrator, Andrew Wheeler, says humans are contributing to climate change, contrary to what his…
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Invasive Tree-Killing Beetle Found In RI
A foreign beetle that feeds on ash trees has turned up in Rhode Island for the first time.
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Local Commercial Fishing Companies Support US House Changes To Magnuson-Stevens Act
Local commercial fishing companies are part of a national coalition backing changes to federal fisheries law.
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Witness Testimony Begins For Invenergy Power Plant
Witness testimony began Thursday and will continue this week in hearings that will determine the fate of a controversial, natural-gas power plant…
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Local Environmentalists: Proposed Changes To Fishery Management ‘Could Threaten Years Of Progress’
A local environmental nonprofit is speaking out against proposed changes to federal fishing regulations outlined under the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
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Plum Island Residents Weigh ‘Green’ Or ‘Gray’ Infrastructure In Struggle Against Erosion
On the northern tip of an island surrounded by river, marsh and sea, a few dozen volunteers sink shovels into a mound of sand, digging 10,000 holes to…
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Forum: Art + Environmental Advocacy At The Newport Art Museum
What does the future hold for environmental advocacy under the Trump administration? What role can art play in starting conversations about the…
