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The town of Westerly will receive more than $1.1 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant funding to acquire flood-damaged properties on Canal Street, Rhode Island lawmakers announced Wednesday.
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By PBN Staff
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The Rhode Island-based nonprofit Clean the Bay has a new name – Clean Bays. The group removes marine debris from the shores and waterways of southern New England.
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By PBN Staff
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Environment Northeast and the National Consumer Law Center have filed a complaint to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission over the “skyrocketing” costs of transmission in the New England region.
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By PBN Staff
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Temperatures may climb into the mid- to-high 50s Fahrenheit across the U.S. Northeast next week, damping demand for heating fuels.
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Renewable energy and eco-sustainability company HDS International Corp. has engaged The Holden Group LLC to provide business development and relationship management services.
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By PBN Staff
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Rhode Islanders who plan on seeking state-federal disaster recovery assistance for losses from Hurricane Sandy have until Monday, Jan. 14 to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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By PBN Staff
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University of Rhode Island scientists were contributing authors and editors of a new book on the restoration of salt marshes, which includes case studies based on URI research, the school announced Wednesday.
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By PBN Staff
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It has been an exciting, if tumultuous, year in the Ocean State. As 2012 comes to a close, Providence Business News looks back on the biggest news stories of the year.
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The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has acquired four acres of land to create a fishing and boating access area along the Pawcatuck River in Westerly.
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By PBN Staff
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The U.S. Northeast and mid-Atlantic states will start January with below-normal temperatures, said Matt Rogers, president of Commodity Weather Group LLC.
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