Tag: Scituate Reservoir
Rhode Island Attorney General files in support of CLF in Invenergy water case
"Perhaps the oldest branch of conservation law is the law of fresh water allocation. It is inherently the preoccupation of that body of jurisprudence...
Challenge to Invenergy’s water deal heats up in Superior Court
"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...
Mayor Elorza presses his case for monetizing Providence Water in Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza is still trying to "monetize" the Providence Water Supply, including Scituate Reservoir. At issue is Senate bill S2838 and House...
Privatizing Providence Water will hurt Rhode Island ratepayers, imperil crucial resource
To protect ratepayers, safeguard a critical public resource and maintain public accountability, the Rhode Island General Assembly should reject two related bills that would...
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...
Attorney General Kilmartin opposes Invenergy’s power plant plans
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin has announced his opposition to Invenergy's planned $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant aimed at the...