Senate committee approves Charles Ruggerio for Narragansett Bay Commission
May 3, 2018

Senate committee approves Charles Ruggerio for Narragansett Bay Commission

“Any suspicion that this is a conspiracy that has something to do with the potential acquisition of...

Civic Alliance for a Cooler Rhode Island holds candidate workshop on environmental and energy issues
April 30, 2018

Civic Alliance for a Cooler Rhode Island holds candidate workshop on environmental and energy issues

The Civic Alliance for a Cooler Rhode Island (CACRI) hosted a workshop for candidates and candidate staff...

EFSB hears opening statements on proposed Invenergy power plant
October 31, 2019

EFSB hears opening statements on proposed Invenergy power plant

Today the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) heard opening statements as the final hearings to determine whether...

Invenergy has nine or ten contingent water suppliers in Rhode Island and Connecticut says their Attorney
October 31, 2019

Invenergy has nine or ten contingent water suppliers in Rhode Island and Connecticut says their Attorney

The Fall River City Council Committee on Health and Environmental Affairs met Monday night to discuss the...

Save The Bay files complaint in Superior Court over Governor Raimondo’s CRMC appointments
April 22, 2018

Save The Bay files complaint in Superior Court over Governor Raimondo’s CRMC appointments

Save The Bay filed a complaint in Rhode Island Superior Court on Friday asking for a declaratory...

Southside NoLNGinPVD Community Earth Day Block Party
April 23, 2018

Southside NoLNGinPVD Community Earth Day Block Party

The Southside NoLNGinPVD Community Earth Day Block Party was held in amazing weather outside the Washington Park...

Whitehouse reverses course, decides against Pompeo nomination ahead of hearings
April 18, 2018

Whitehouse reverses course, decides against Pompeo nomination ahead of hearings

Today, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat, Rhode Island) released the following statement opposing the nomination of Central Intelligence...

Reed opposes Pompeo’s nomination to be Secretary of State
April 18, 2018

Reed opposes Pompeo’s nomination to be Secretary of State

United States Senator Jack Reed (Democrat, Rhode Island) today issued the following statement on his opposition to...

Whitehouse reluctant to publicly oppose Pompeo
April 17, 2018

Whitehouse reluctant to publicly oppose Pompeo

In conjunction with youth-led activism across the country, this Sunday at a Millennials Meet & Greet campaign...

Invenergy proposal begins Final Hearings at EFSB
October 31, 2019

Invenergy proposal begins Final Hearings at EFSB

On the first day of the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB)’s Final Hearing on Invenergy‘s $1 billion...

Regunberg renews call for public utilities in wake of DPUC report
October 31, 2019

Regunberg renews call for public utilities in wake of DPUC report

Representative Aaron Regunberg (Democrat, District 4, Providence) said the the Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities (DPUC)’s...

DPUC report outlines National Grid’s post storm power restoration failures
October 31, 2019

DPUC report outlines National Grid’s post storm power restoration failures

A new report from the Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities (DPUC) find’s that National Grid’s preparations...

Parag Agrawal out at EFSB, leaving two members to decide on Invenergy power plant application
October 31, 2019

Parag Agrawal out at EFSB, leaving two members to decide on Invenergy power plant application

Associate Director for Planning Parag Agrawal is leaving his position at the Rhode Island Department of Planning....

Plastic bags are bad, negatively impacting poor people is worse, says REJC
March 16, 2018

Plastic bags are bad, negatively impacting poor people is worse, says REJC

The Providence City Council passed an ordinance that calls for the “reduction of single-use plastic bags and...

23 Senators urge Zinke to hold new hearings taking ‘formal oral testimony’ on offshore drilling
October 31, 2019

23 Senators urge Zinke to hold new hearings taking ‘formal oral testimony’ on offshore drilling

A letter from 23 United States Senators, including Sheldon Whitehouse (Democrat, Rhode Island) and Jack Reed (Democrat,...

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