Environment
Environmental issues and climate change
Scituate releases report on Providence Water, the town's largest landowner
A while back the Scituate Town Council hired attorney Michael Marcello to write "a pretty expensive report on the Providence Water Supply Board (PWSB)," said Scituate Town Council President John Mahoney at a November 19 meeting. "It is q...
'We must move beyond business as usual,' says new report on Rhode Island's inadequate response to climate change
The Civic Alliance for a Cooler Rhode Island (CACRI) has issued a "citizen evaluation" of the Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council (EC4) and have determined that "regarding climate change mitigation and adaptation, we in Rhode I...
CLF to advance legislation banning plastic bags in every New England state
Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) announced today that the organization plans to push for legislation banning single-use plastic bags in all six New England states as part of its campaign to eliminate plastics in the region. The news com...
As new testimony is filed with the EFSB, Invenergy is running out of arguments
Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) today filed additionally testimony from their expert witness Robert Fagan with the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) concerning Invenergy's proposed $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning powe...
Sunrise RI demands a plan from Representative Langevin for Climate Crisis
Over 40 people sat in the office of Congressman James Langevin Thursday afternoon after being refused a meeting to discuss a House Select Committee on a Green New Deal. This comes just days after 1000 young people with Sunrise Movement t...
Providence Water Supply Board to begin looking at potential financial impacts of Providence's efforts to lease water operations
"The city of Providence has issued an RFQ, a request for qualifications for a private operator to manage the operations of Providence Water," said Xaykham Khamsyvoravong, Chair of the Providence Water Supply Board toward the end of meeti...
Invenergy's impacts on Native American archeological sites heard by EFSB
Christopher Donta, a Senior Principal Investigator of Gray and Pape Inc was cross-examined regarding Gray & Pape’s analysis and studies regarding the cultural and archeological survey performed on the proposed project’s location. Donta b...
Providence seeking bidders in January for leasing the city's water
Providence's Director of Sustainability, Leah Bamberger, and Providence City Solicitor Jeff Dana gave a presentation to the Environmental Council of Rhode Island (ECRI) on Mayor Jorge Elorza's plan to "monetize" Providence Water. They al...
We need to broaden the way we look at new fossil fuel infrastructure
When the Rhode Island Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) considers the licensing for a new fossil fuel burning power plant, it weighs several factors, as is mandated by law. The EFSB board members must weigh the economics of the the p...
The Energy Daily calls FERC decision a potential 'death blow' for Invenergy
Eric Lineman, writing for The Energy Daily, a "must-read newsletter for energy industry leaders" and insiders, did a story yesterday on the setbacks Invenergy is experiencing in their efforts to build a $1 billion fracked gas and diesel...