The Rhode Island House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to allow a voter referendum on a possible tax agreement between the Burrillville Town…
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Raimondo Non-Committal On Whether She’d Veto Burrillville Power Plant Bill
Governor Gina Raimondo remains non-committal on whether she will veto a bill requiring local approval for a controversial power plant in Burrillville….
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Mercury Passes By The Sun, Visible For A Brief Window Of Time Monday
The closest planet to the sun in our solar system, Mercury moved across the giant star earlier Monday, making it visible with a telescope. The event…
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Opposition Mounts At Public Hearing For Proposed Burrillville Power Plant
Nearly 800 people showed up for the first public hearing of a proposed power plant in Burrillville. The 900-megawatt facility would be the state’s…
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The Environment In The Governor’s Budget
Gov. Gina Raimondo’s proposed budget devotes about 1.1 percent of all state spending to the state’s two major environmental agencies: the Department of …
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Brown Scientists Help NASA With Human Exploration Of Mars
Geoscientists from Brown University are part of a team at NASA looking for good places for humans to explore on the planet Mars, the most Earth-like…
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Wastewater Agency Wants To Generate More Of Its Own Renewable Power
The Narragansett Bay Commission reports savings of $1.1 million a year thanks to a trio of wind turbines at the agency’s Field’s Point facility in…
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Gov. Raimondo Calls For Major Energy Reforms Across State Agencies
Rhode Island government agencies are among the state’s top energy consumers, spending about $35 million a year on energy bills. Gov. Gina Raimondo…
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Invenergy Power Plant Permit Application Filed
Invenergy, the company proposing to build a new gas-fired power plant in Burrillville, has filed its permit application.
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One Square Mile Burrillville: Opposition Against Proposed Power Plant Gathers Steam
Burrillville has become the unlikely epicenter for controversy over natural gas. The town is home to a natural gas-fired power plant, two pipelines, and…
