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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
RIEMA urges workers to head home before storm worsens
With Nor’easter Nemo slated to drop up to two feet of snow on parts of the Ocean State, the R.I. Emergency Management Agency is urging businesses in the city to let workers head home as soon as possible. more
| 2/8/13
Massachusetts will halt trains as blizzard hits, may shut roads
Gov. Deval Patrick asked Massachusetts drivers to stay off streets and highways today, amid a blizzard that is forecast to bury parts of the state in the deepest snowfall in almost two years. more
Residents urged to ‘act now’ to prepare for heavy snowfall, winds
The R.I. Emergency Management Agency released a public advisory Thursday urging residents and businesses to make immediate preparations for tomorrow’s “historic” winter storm, and to expect snowfall of at least 12 inches along with high drifts and white-out conditions. more
RGGI states propose 45% power plant pollution limit cut
The nine member states of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative plan to lower the program’s greenhouse gas pollution cap by 45 percent, the RGGI said Thursday. more
| 2/7/13
R.I. to receive $3.2M in federal aid for Sandy recovery
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday that Rhode Island is slated to receive $3.24 million in disaster relief funding to rebuild following the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in the fall. more
| 2/6/13
East Coast may warm from this weekend through mid-Feb.
Temperatures in the U.S. Northeast may start to rise above normal this weekend and stay there through the middle of the month. more
Cod fishery to be slashed by 77%
On Wednesday night, the New England Fishery Management Council voted to cut the catch limit on Gulf of Maine cod by 77 percent, a move the opposition claims is tantamount to shutting down the industry, The Gloucester Times reported. more
| 1/31/13
Storm causes power outages across R.I., Mass.
Non-thunderstorm wind gusts topping 60 miles per hour in some parts of the state left nearly 25,000 Rhode Islanders without power this morning. more
| 1/31/13
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