Invenergy
Invenergy makes 11th hour change to their power plant application
Last week, Invenergy revealed that the company is “going to file a significant change in plans” for their proposed $1 billion fracked gas and diesel …
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
Water
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 …
Environment
‘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 …
Environment
CLF petitions to protect Rhode Island Waters
Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) has filed petitions with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management to combat stormwater pollution in Bailey’s Brook and North Easton …
Invenergy
CLF issues a flurry of Motions before the EFSB in Invenergy case
Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) issued a flurry of motions Monday morning, ahead of the Energy Facility Siting Board (EFSB) hearings for Invenergy‘s $1 billion fracked …
Environment
Nature’s Trust Rhode Island appeals state denial in Rhode Island Superior Court
Nature’s Trust Rhode Island filed an appeal in Rhode Island Superior Court on the decision by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) to …
Invenergy
Revised Energy Facilities Siting Board Invenergy Hearing Schedule released
Energy Facility Siting Board hearings for Invenrgy‘s proposed $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant aimed at the pristine forests of northwest …
Elections 2018
Yes on 3: Save The Bay holds rally in support for the Green Economy and Clean Water Bond
“This bond supports what we all love about Rhode Island—clean blue waters, green spaces, and vibrant communities,” said Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo. “It is …
Environment
Governor’s Task Force to Tackle Plastics convenes first meeting
The Governor’s Task Force to Tackle Plastics held their first meeting on Friday to “develop a host of options to reduce plastic pollution in Rhode …
Environment
Rhode Island DEM denies youth climate petition
Update: The board of Nature’s Trust Rhode Island just reached a unanimous decision to appeal the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) denial of …