Environmental groups are questioning the motives behind the Trump administration’s delay in approving the country’s first large scale offshore wind project.
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Federal Regulators Have Put The Vineyard Wind Project In Limbo. Now What?
The Department of the Interior is delaying final regulatory approval of the Vineyard Wind project, pending a “cumulative analysis” of the offshore wind industry. The move is welcomed by fishermen, worried about the impact of the industry on their work, but has put the future of renewable energy in the country at risk.
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We Want Your Offshore Wind Questions
The offshore wind industry is growing rapidly in the United States. There are currently over a dozen active projects in the works from Massachusetts to North Carolina. We’ve been covering the potential impacts of offshore wind farms. Now, we want to answer your questions about it.
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Local Professor’s Toilet Tech To Expand In Africa
The U.S. government has set aside funding for the distribution of a late Providence College professor’s invention in hopes it will save lives in Africa. The invention is a micro-flush toilet.
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Eversource Pulls Plug On Northern Pass After N.H. Supreme Court Rebuke
Eversource has officially pulled the plug on the Northern Pass transmission line. The utility filed a notice with the federal Securities and Exchange Commission late Thursday, a spokesman says, “reflecting our conclusion that Northern Pass has unfortunately been brought to an end.” The filing notifies shareholders that the company sees no way forward for its signature project, […]
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In Unanimous Vote, N.H. Supreme Court Upholds Northern Pass Denial
The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Friday dealt what may be the final blow to the Northern Pass transmission line. The justices unanimously affirmed the state Site Evaluation Committee’s 2018 denial of the proposal, ruling that the SEC acted legally in how it rejected the project.Eversource has spent about $300 million over nearly a decade trying to […]
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JUMP Raises Electric Bike Rental Prices In Providence
The cost to ride an electric JUMP bike in Providence is going up.
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3 Former Mass. Prosecutors Face Possible Discipline In Drug Lab Scandal
The state board that oversees lawyers is recommending possible disciplinary action against three former Massachusetts prosecutors over how they handled a state drug lab scandal.
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Two Decades In The Making, Food Co-op Opens On Providence’s West Side
After almost two decades of planning, a community-owned grocery store is opening this week on Cranston Street, on Providence’s west side. “Our neighborhood does not have a full service grocery store,” said Eliza Dexter Cohen, a member who lives nearby. “And rising inequality makes it very difficult for people to afford the groceries they need […]
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Vineyard Wind Changes Offshore Wind Farm Orientation To Assist Regional Fishermen
Offshore wind developer Vineyard Wind is changing the layout of its 84-turbine wind farm in an effort to reduce the impact on commercial fishermen.