New research from the University of New Hampshire says the greenest way to heat your home this winter is a wood pellet stove.
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To Predict Storm Power Outages, Build Better Models
Following the October storm that cut power to thousands of customers, researchers say it may be time to devise new models to predict storm outages….
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What’s Going On In East Greenwich?
It’s not every day an angry crowd shuts down a town council meeting. But it’s happened more than once in East Greenwich, a well-off suburb not known as…
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New England Researchers Race To Turn Seaweed Into Biofuel
For the last 10 years, scientists all over the world have been racing to figure out how to convert massive quantities of seaweed into biofuel. UConn…
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Live Free? Die? Decades-Old Fight Over NH Motto To Get Supreme Court Shout-Out
George and Maxine Maynard have what you might call a complicated relationship with New Hampshire’s state motto.
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Political Roundtable: Stories To Be Thankful For In 2017 & RI’s Top Political Turkeys
Our annual Thanksgiving Political Roundtable looks at stories we were thankful for in 2017, and some of the top political turkeys of the year. WPRI.com…
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Immigration Attorney Says Ending TPS For Haiti Makes No Sense
Haitians living in New England on Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, have just 18 months to prepare to leave the country. The Trump Administration has…
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Celebrity Turkey That Once United A New England Town, Now Has It Divided
Take a drive through Old Wethersfield, CT and he’s hard to miss. Kevin, the wild Old Wethersfield turkey, puffs with personality. So much in fact that…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Let’s Expand National Service Opportunities
In a nation divided along partisan political lines, it can feel like few things still bring people together. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay has an…
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‘Codfather’ Scandal Shuts Out Boats From Cod, Flounder Fisheries
Federal regulators are shutting down fishing rights for a significant portion of New England’s stressed groundfish stocks, such as cod and flounder. The…
