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United Water lands commendation from EPA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded its 2012 Regional EPA Wastewater Treatment Plant Excellence Award to United Water for its “outstanding operations and management” of the Westerly-based wastewater treatment plant. more
| 1/22/13
Hasbro retains sustainable printing label at Mass. facility
As part of Hasbro Inc.’s corporate responsibility strategy, one of its Massachusetts-based facilities has been “green” printing re-certified for a third consecutive year. more
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
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
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
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
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
R.I. to receive $714K from AEP air quality settlement
Rhode Island will receive $714,000 from an $8.5 million multi-state settlement with American Electric Power over air pollution from the company’s coal-fired power plants, R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced Monday. more
| 2/25/13
Newport Shipyard to pay fine, lower emissions in EPA settlement
Newport-based American Shipyard Co. LLC, which does business as Newport Shipyard, has been fined $31,000 in a Clean Air Act settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. more
| 2/27/13
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