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Portsmouth boatyard to reduce emissions, pay penalty in EPA settlement
Portsmouth-based boatyard, New England Boatworks Inc. will pay a $31,500 penalty and take steps to reduce air emissions at its facility under a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the EPA announced Wednesday. more
| 5/1/13
Great Shredding Event breaks record, shreds 52,000 pounds
WJAR-TV NBC 10, Shred-It and the Pawtucket Red Sox recently held the ninth annual Great Shredding Event at McCoy Stadium, where more than 52,000 pounds of documents were destroyed. This year’s event saw an increase of 3.5 tons of documents destroyed over the previous year. more
5/28/12
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
Report: Water quality improves, land use concerns grow
Water quality in Narragansett Bay and at beaches around Rhode Island is improving, but land development in coastal buffer zones and flood plains are “causes for concern,” according to an indicators report released by the Watershed Counts initiative. more
| 4/24/13
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
Businesses at home in recycled shipping containers
There’s plenty that could go wrong with a business plan dependent on attracting small businesses to work in stacked shipping containers, beside a train track, near a busy convergence of highways pouring into downtown Providence. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 3/18/13

Market recycling solution can help clean up bay, shore
For Rhode Islanders, marine debris is an environmental problem whose solution has been a long time coming. You may have heard the recent news that the Senate Commission to Study Producer Responsibility Models for Paper and Packaging has been meeting since November, and will soon make a recommendation. more
Guest Column:
Paul Gardner | 2/4/13
RIRRC to engage in online item exchange
The R.I. Resource Recovery Corp. intends to “sell, trade, donate and otherwise exchange” surplus items online through the Reuse Marketplace with other firms across the Northeast region, the agency announced on Thursday. more
Poyer testifies in favor of river-protection funds
PROVIDENCE – A Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association official testified in Washington last week in favor of federal legislation that could secure funding to protect the Pawcatuck River and other streams in the region, The Associated Press reported. more
4/23/12
Wind-energy capacity in U.S. rises by 31 percent
U.S. wind-power capacity grew 31 percent in 2011, accounting for 35 percent of all new electricity-generation capacity, the American Wind Energy Association said. more
Bloomberg News | 4/23/12
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