To Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo: For three years we have been resisting two major fossil fuel projects proposed for Rhode Island. Despite call-in days, marches, vigils and sit-ins, you have remained silent, or actively …
Invenergy‘s proposed $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant is in trouble. But instead of taking responsibility for its own poor decisions, lack of honesty and bad planning, Invenergy is blaming “opponents” …
“This bond supports what we all love about Rhode Island—clean blue waters, green spaces, and vibrant communities,” said Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo. “It is a crucial investment to help protect our environment, support economic …
From a press release: Graduate employees at Brown University have given official notice to the university of their intent to hold a union election supervised by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) in the fall, setting …
As part of a campaign to “Respect RIC,” Rhode Island College (RIC) faculty held an informational picket outside the entrance to the college on Mount Pleasant Avenue Wednesday morning. On their website faculty members, organized …
The Governor’s Task Force to Tackle Plastics held their first meeting on Friday to “develop a host of options to reduce plastic pollution in Rhode Island’s waters and reliance on single-use plastics.” Co-chairs Dale Venturini, …
[From a press release] After months of negotiating and two strikes, Behavioral Specialists and Clerical Staff, who educate and support students with Autism reached a contract deal with Groden Network management. “We are glad to …
As members of the Providence Teachers Unions chanted “We want contracts!” outside, the Downtown Neighborhood Association held a Providence mayoral candidate forum featuring Democratic incumbent Jorge Elorza, and Independent challengers Diane “Dee Dee” Witman and …
Update: The board of Nature’s Trust Rhode Island just reached a unanimous decision to appeal the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) denial of the petition in the Rhode Island court system.
I’m going to hit you with a lot of jargon in this piece, but I hope to explain as I go: On September 20, in the midst of the Energy Facility Siting Board (EFSB) hearings …
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