Environment
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 …
Port of Providence
Elections 2018
Allan Fung in Burrillville
Saying that he would put his “put my environmental record against this Governor’s any day,” Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, the Republican challenger to incumbent Democrat …
Environmental Racism
NoLNGinPVD: Allens Avenue gasoline spill, explosion hazard, and water contamination cost of ‘Business as Usual’ in Port of Providence
Members of the environmental justice coalition No LNG in PVD will be at the intersection of Allens Avenue and Ernest Street at 5pm on October …
National Grid
Did the CRMC mislead the public about their authority regarding National Grid’s proposed liquefaction facility?
The Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office recently determined that the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) improperly denied the APRA (Access to Public Records …
Elections 2018
Raimondo challenged by environmental groups at campaign event
Incumbent Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo was challenged at a campaign event by members from at least four different environmental groups over her support for …
Environmental Racism
No LNG in PVD! floods the State House
Monica Huertas, campaign coordinator of No LNG in PVD! led a “Flood the State House” event where nearly seventy people called on Governor Gina Raimondo …
Environmental Racism
Raimondo introduces bill to change makeup and nature of the Coastal Resources Management Council
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo has responded, in a way, to a Superior Court complaint made by Save The Bay and a letter from the …
Energy
Revolution Wind job announcement strikes positive note
“Today, Rhode Island is cementing our place at the center of America’s offshore wind industry,” said Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo. “This renewed partnership with …
Environmental Racism
No LNG in PVD! demands representation for Environmental Justice communities on the CRMC
“The re-appointments of the CRMC, we’re going to hold off for another week on them,” said Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture Chair Susan Sosnowski …
Environment
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 …