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Storm moving in from plains threatens more Northeast snow
A weather system that may drop more than a foot of snow in parts of the U.S. Great Plains is expected to move into New England tomorrow, the region’s third winter storm in as many weeks. more
R.I. families impacted by snow storm eligible for food aid
Rhode Islanders who lost food during power outages from Winter Storm Nemo are eligible for funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Sen. Jack Reed announced Thursday. more
| 2/21/13
Storm brings snow to Arizona as New England threatened again
A winter storm that disrupted a PGA golf tournament in Arizona is expected to drop snow by the foot in parts of the Great Plains before moving on to New England this weekend. more
U.S. bioethanol makers face 5-year EU tariff to counter dumping
The European Union imposed a five- year tariff on U.S. bioethanol to curb competition for German, French, British and other EU producers, threatening to raise trans-Atlantic trade tensions over renewable energy for autos. more
Court approves R.I. offer to buy Rocky Point property
The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island approved the state’s offer to purchase the remaining 82 acres of Rocky Point land in Warwick to develop a state park, the R.I. Department of Environmental Management announced Wednesday. more
| 2/13/13
DEM offers farm viability grants to promote specialty crops in R.I.
There are $150,000 of farm viability grant funds available to Rhode Island farmers from the R.I. Department of Environmental Management to help “enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops” grown in the Ocean State. more
| 2/13/13
RIDOT to receive $15M to repair Sandy damage
The R.I. Department of Transportation will receive $15 million in federal disaster assistance to help repair roads and infrastructure damaged as a result of Hurricane Sandy. more
| 2/12/13
Rhode Islanders continue to recover from Nemo
(Updated, 4 p.m.) Winter storm Nemo, which hit full force late Friday and dumped more than two feet of snow of parts of the Ocean State, left more than 187,000 Rhode Islanders without power. As of 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday all but 346 Rhode Islanders had power restored. more
| 2/12/13
Power returned to most residents, FEMA to address Nemo damage
Winter storm Nemo, which hit full force late Friday and dumped more than two feet of snow of parts of the Ocean State, left more than 187,000 Rhode Islanders without power. more
| 2/11/13
Cold may grip eastern U.S. starting this weekend, Rogers says
Cold will sweep across the eastern U.S. starting this weekend, driving temperatures at least 3 degrees Fahrenheit below normal from the Great Plains to the Atlantic. more
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