The environmental advocacy nonprofit the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) has taken a new step this week to block the proposal for a new natural gas…
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Rhode Island's Biggest Stories Of 2015
1. Gordon Fox Goes from State House to Prison Gordon Fox rose from humble roots to hold what is often called the most powerful job in Rhode Island…
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Battle With The Sea: Storms Compromise Block Island’s Former Landfill
Block Island has been dubbed one of “the last great places” in the western hemisphere. It has a shoreline largely untouched by development. But on the…
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Environmentalists Hopeful Global Climate Pact Will Put New England On Renewable Energy Path
Global leaders in Paris over the weekend approved a historic international agreement to slow the warming of the planet. Here at home, the Rhode Island…
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Natural Beauty: Local Film Festival Showcases RI Wildlife, Landscapes
The Environment Council of Rhode Island is hosting a nature video festival early next year to showcase the state’s natural wonders.
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House Finance Committee Slated To Receive Budget Update
The House Finance Committee is slated to get an update on the state budget Wednesday. The committee will hear about state departments with higher than…
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Brown University Students And Faculty Join U.N. Climate Change Summit
This week in Paris, world leaders launched a major climate change summit. The two-week meeting is aimed at negotiating an agreement to reduce carbon…
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Debrief: Burrillville Power Plant Faces Opposition From Environmental Group
Environmental advocates are poking holes in a proposal from power company Invenergy to build a new natural gas power plant in Burrillville. Invenergy…
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Environmental Group Challenges New Power Plant Proposal
Environmental advocates at the Conservation Law Foundation are trying to intervene in the effort to build a new natural gas-fired power plant in the…
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Why Such Huge Racial Disparities In Health?
That’s a loaded question, but one that Brown University President Christina Paxson tried to unpack at a lecture Monday night.
