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DEM closes Rocky Point purchase from SBA
Thursday morning, the R.I. Department of Environmental Management completed the purchase of the remaining 82 acres of land at Rocky Point Park from the U.S. Small Business Administration. more
| 3/28/13
State to receive $6.7M for fish and wildlife preservation projects
(Updated, 3:30 p.m.) The state of Rhode Island is slated to receive $6.7 million for wildlife and sport fish restoration programs, announced U.S. Sen. Jack Reed. more
| 3/29/13
Westport trust gets $85K for Noquochoke land
BOSTON – The Westport Land Conservation Trust last month received an $85,000 grant to protect 32.5 acres of land tied to Noquochoke River Conservation Project. more
1/7/13
R.I., Mass. threaten joining states in EPA law suit
Rhode Island and Massachusetts both joined New York and four other states in saying they plan to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violating federal law by failing to regulate methane emissions from the oil and natural gas industry, Bloomberg News reported. more
12/17/12
RENEW sponsors energy discussion with area businesses
The RENEW Energy Initiative, along with KLR, Hays Companies, the Rhode Island Small Business Development Center and the Northern Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce, will hold its third panel discussion of 2012 . more
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
DOT begins work on Sandy-struck roads
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee and the R.I. Department of Transportation said this month that the next repair project for road damage caused by the effects of Hurricane Sandy was scheduled to begin on Block Island. more
11/26/12
Push is on to curb packaging debris
Businesses that package their own brands are facing increased pressure in Rhode Island to take more responsibility, including more of the financial burden, for reducing, recycling and disposing of packaging materials. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 2/18/13

Bye-bye parking ban, hello better city
Hooray for Providence! Finally the city has started dismantling the on-street, overnight parking ban that has hampered its residential real estate market for so long. more
8/20/12
Gov. Patrick deploys Mass. resources to aid N.Y., N.J.
BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick announced last week that Massachusetts is helping facilitate gasoline shipments to New York and New Jersey as those states recover from Hurricane Sandy. more
11/12/12
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