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America’s Cup series in green-racing program
Sailing off the blue-green coast of Newport has become a little “greener,” thanks to the environmental commitment of several sailing organizations to a national program with local origins. more
Brown a color of choice on fairways
Brown isn’t typically the color a golfer would use to describe his ideal fairway but at public and private courses around the state it’s becoming quite in fashion as clubs have pushed for formalized conservation programs. more
By Rebecca Keister
Contributing Writer | 4/23/12
Cape Wind secures financing for wind farm construction
Cape Wind, the company behind a planned 468-megawatt offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound, announced today that it is one step closer to starting construction. more
| 3/19/13
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
EPA awards $400K to assess Fall River sites
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will provide two brownfields assessment grants totaling $400,000 to the city of Fall River. more
| 8/20/12
Nor’easter renews power outages
Dubbed the “Son of Sandy,” the snow and high winds brought by the nor’easter that hit the region on Wednesday left more than 5,000 Rhode Islanders in the dark mere days after some state residents finally regained the power they lost when Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast early last week. more
| 11/8/12
U.S. heads for warmest year recorded in lower 48 states
The U.S. is about to register the warmest year on record in the lower 48 states, and the world its ninth-hottest, a United Nations agency said in a report, adding new urgency to quest to control global warming. more
Blount to spend $250K on fine, clean up over clean air violations
After claims that its Warren shipbuilding and ship repair facility had violated the federal Clean Air Act National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Facilities, Blount Boats Inc. has agreed to pay a $24,000 penalty and spend at least $230,000 on a clean air project. more
U.S. stock futures drop as East Coast braces for Hurricane Sandy
U.S. stock-index futures fell as Hurricane Sandy headed toward the East Coast, preventing equity markets from opening. 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
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