Environment
Environmental issues and climate change
With utility shutoffs on the rise, now is the time to bring back PIPP, say advocates
The Home Energy Rate Affordability Act (H7900 / S2336), sponsored by Rhode Island State Representative Scott Slater (Democrat, District 10, Providence) and State Senator Elizabeth Crowley (Democrat, District 16, Central Falls, Pawtucket)...
Legislation to overhaul EFSB won't affect outcome of proposed Invenergy power plant
Representative Cale Keable (Democrat, District 47, Burrillville, Glocester)’s legislation to overhaul the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) passed the House today on a vote of 69 to 0. The bill (H8120A) would expand the EFSB from thr...
Fall River City Council condemns water deal with Invenergy, opposes plant construction
On Tuesday the Fall River City Council voted unanimously to support two resolutions: The first resolution opposes the siting of Invenergy's proposed $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant aimed at the pristine forests...
Keable submits legislation to revamp Energy Facilities Siting Board
"We have been told repeatedly to 'trust the process,'" said Representative Cale Keable (Democrat, District 47, Burrillville, Glocester), but, "some people in Burrillville and across the state feel the process needs to be re-examined." Ke...
Unraveling Providence Water no sure bet for Providence solvency issues
After the confirmation of attorney Charles Ruggerio to the Narraganset Bay Commission (NBC), the Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture began the "coincidental" hearing on Senate Bill 2803, which would allowed NBC to acquire wat...
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 the Providence Water Supply Board and our discussions as such, is a complete fabrication," said former state Representative Vincent Mesol...
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 on the economic and social justice issues associated with climate change at the Warwick Public Library on Sandy Lane on Saturday. C...
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 or not Invenergy will build a $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant in the middle of the pristine for...
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 Watuppa Water Board decision to sell water to Invenergy to cool their proposed $1 billion dollar fracked gas and diesel oil burning...
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 judgment clarifying the number of members Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo has the authority to appoint to the Coastal Resources Manageme...