Vintage airplanes operated by the Massachusetts nonprofit whose World War II-era bomber crashed and killed seven people Wednesday have been involved in five other accidents since 1987, according to federal records.
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Wind Companies Bid In Connecticut’s First Wind-Only Energy Solicitation
Monday was the deadline for energy companies to submit plans to Connecticut officials for the development of offshore wind power in response to the first-ever RFP dedicated solely to the energy source.
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Hard Times: New England Hardwood Industry Struggles Amid Trump’s Trade War
From agriculture to steel, President Trump’s trade war with China is taking a toll on many U.S. industries. Here’s one you might not have heard about: the hardwood lumber industry.
Sawmills and lumber exporters are watching their top foreign market slip away. The hardwood industry accounts for tens of thousands of jobs in New England — but unlike other agricultural industries, it’s received no relief from the federal government.
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RI Senate Committee Offers Skeptical Initial Reaction To IGT Extension
Members of the Senate Finance Committee offered a skeptical reaction during a Statehouse hearing Thursday to Governor Gina Raimondo’s support for a 20-year no-bid extension for IGT.
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Columbia Gas Must Inspect 700 Lines Abandoned After Last Year’s Merrimack Valley Explosions
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities will investigate whether Columbia Gas violated state or federal law when it abandoned two gas lines in the Merrimack Valley.
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Study: Mass. Residents In Gateway Cities Are Priced Out Of Public Transit
A new study from MassINC finds that many residents in the state’s gateway cities can’t afford to use the commuter rail — and in effect lack access to major job centers and economic opportunities elsewhere in the state. The study looked at access to commuter rail service in Massachusetts’ gateway cities — defined by state law as midsize municipalities […]
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R.I. Tradesmen Concerned About Economic Impacts Of Federal Offshore Wind Delay
The future of the country’s first large scale offshore wind farm is still uncertain. Federal regulators delayed the project earlier this month. It’s leaving local tradesmen in the dark about the future of offshore wind jobs in the region.
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Offshore Wind Developers Submit Proposals For New Bids Despite Federal Delay
Three major offshore wind developers have placed their bids in a second round of clean energy procurements in Massachusetts. This, in spite of a federal delay that has put the future of the offshore wind industry in flux.
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Can The U.S. Offshore Wind Industry Survive Without A Federal Tax Credit?
The Trump administration’s decision to delay the Vineyard Wind project will impact the offshore wind developer’s ability to take advantage of a big federal tax credit that expires in December.
Democratic lawmakers say the administration’s decision was a political move to stall the project and could endanger the future growth of the industry. Lawmakers are scrambling to pass legislation to get the tax credit extended. But some industry observers say offshore wind may be able to survive just fine without it.
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Vineyard Wind Decision Delayed Until December 2020, Sources Say
Final approval for the Vineyard Wind Project will likely not happen for at least another 18 months, according to information received from multiple sources by The Public’s Radio. This means the country’s first large scale offshore wind farm won’t begin construction in time to take advantage of a lucrative federal tax credit that expires at the end of the year.