The summer meeting of the National Governors Association formally gets under way Thursday in Providence.
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Controversial Burrillville Power Plant Opening At Least One Year Late
Invenergy, the company that wants to build a controversial, natural gas-fired power plant in Burrillville, is pushing back the plant’s start date by at…
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Financial Adviser Sued Over 38 Studios Still Has Many Government Clients
Remember Rhode Island’s disastrous deal with former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling? The state invested $75 million of taxpayer dollars in Schilling’s…
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State Officials Issue Algae Warnings
The Rhode Island Departments of Health and Environmental Management are advising residents avoid bodies of water where blue-green algae blooms have been…
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Former EPA Regional Administrator: RI Air, Water Quality At Risk Under Trump’s Budget
Former head of the Environmental Protection Agency’s New England regional office is worried that President Donald Trump’s proposed budget could put…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Bristol 232nd July Fourth Celebration
Few institutions in our society remain relevant for more than two centuries. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay takes us to his adopted hometown of…
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RI Farmers And Environmentalists At Odds Over Proposed Repeal Of The Clean Water Rule
Local environmentalists and farmers are at odds over a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to repeal the 2015 Clean Water Rule.
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Green Farmland Or Green Energy? Deepwater Wind Brings Debate To Connecticut
Deepwater Wind, the group behind the nation’s first offshore wind farm, is now proposing a massive clean energy project in Connecticut. The company…
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RI Superior Court Judge Denies Motion To Dismiss Lawsuit Against Invenergy, Johnston
Rhode Island Superior Court will hear a case against Invenergy – the company proposing to build a natural gas power plant in Burrillville – and the Town…
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Nature Conservancy To Remove 200-Year-Old Dam To Restore Ecosystem, Prevent Major Flooding
Rhode Island’s chapter of The Nature Conservancy is preparing to remove a 200-year-old dam from the Pawcatuck River to restore the ecosystem and protect…
