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...

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....

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...

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,...

October 31, 2019

False alarm in Port of Providence as sirens sound ‘erroneously’

“The alarms are going of erroneously all over the Port,” said the woman answering the phone at...

October 31, 2019

This is what Democracy looks like: The People’s Hearing on Offshore Drilling

“Good evening ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for coming to the People’s Hearing on Offshore Oil and...

October 31, 2019

Protesters march from State House to Marriott in opposition to offshore drilling

After the Environment Council of Rhode Island (ECRI)’s press conference, Save the Bay organized a march from...

October 31, 2019

Rhode Island environmentalists and elected officials say ‘No’ to Trump’s offshore drilling proposal

The Environment Council of Rhode Island (ECRI) held a press conference at the Rhode Island State House...

February 28, 2018

FANG Collective disrupts Morgan Stanley event at Brown University

Morgan Stanley is a powerful financial services firm and one of the key financial backers off the...

October 31, 2019

Patricia Morgan in Burrillville

Rhode Island House Minority Leader and Republican candidate for Governor of Rhode Island Patricia Morgan knows very...

October 31, 2019

National Grid’s rate case will decide the company’s future in Rhode Island

National Grid is proposing significant rate hikes for both gas and electric utility service, and the Rhode...

February 16, 2018

Providence City Council considering plastic bag ban

“The production, use, and disposal of single-use plastic bags have significant adverse impacts on the environment and...

October 31, 2019

CLF’s Jerry Elmer asks, “How stupid does Invenergy think the people of Rhode Island are?”

“In other words, while it is true that Invenergy could file a similar complaint in the future,...

October 31, 2019

Dates for the final hearings on Invenergy power plant set

The dates for the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB)’s final hearings on Invenergy‘s proposed $1 billion fracked...

October 31, 2019

Latest regional energy market auction shows Invenergy plant not needed says CLF

The results of ISO New England‘s Forward Capacity Auction (FCA) 12, which determines energy suppliers and prices...