“Perhaps the oldest branch of conservation law is the law of fresh water allocation. It is inherently the preoccupation of that body of jurisprudence that the long-term sustainability of a collective vital resource not be …
“[F]rankly, we don’t really care. Why should we? If you turn on a spigot, the water goes into a truck, we don’t care whether it goes into a truck, it goes into a bottle, what …
In another day of hearings before Rhode Island Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB), witness Michael Marous said that the yellow signs put up in and around Burrillville do more to hurt property values than the …
“And you’d have no problem with your children breathing it?” asked Burrillville attorney Michael McElroy, referring to the pollution that would be generated by Invenergy‘s proposed power plant. “No,” said Invenergy witness Mark Wiitanen, Senior …
Invenergy’s July 12 press release saying that “survey work will begin in early August” for the proposed interconnection line is “an obvious effort at misdirection,” says Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) Senior Attorney Jerry Elmer. “Invenergy …
Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) was in court today arguing against Shell Oil Company’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the environmental advocacy group. The lawsuit alleges that Shell’s Providence Terminal is in violation of …
Invenergy, the Chicago-based fossil fuel energy company that wants to build a $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant in the heart of the pristine forests of northwest Rhode Island, is going …
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza is still trying to “monetize” the Providence Water Supply, including Scituate Reservoir. At issue is Senate bill S2838 and House bill H8123 which would “authorize any municipal water supply system and …
The Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture heard testimony Wednesday evening on the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA), Senate Bill 2747, introduced by Senator Dawn Euer (Democrat, District 13, Newport, Jamestown). The bill, said Euer, …
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza is still trying to “monetize” the Providence Water Supply, including Scituate Reservoir. At issue is Senate bill S2838 and House bill H8123 which would “authorize any municipal water supply system and …
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