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Reps. Have Plan to Kill LNG Terminal in Mass.

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) - Two Massachusetts lawmakers say they have a plan to deal a final blow to a proposed liquified natural gas facility in Fall River. U.S. Reps. Barney Frank and James McGovern said on Thursday that they…

Groundbreaking on Old RI Navy Housing Project

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) - Federal officials and local housing advocates are hailing a project in North Kingstown to redevelop old Navy housing into environmentally friendly affordable homes forfamilies that were once homeless. A celebration was held Monday for the…

PUC Approves Wind Power Deal

WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission has approved a power purchase agreement for a proposed wind farm off the coast of Block Island. The commission on Wednesday approved the agreement between developer Deepwater Wind and National…

RI Agency to Vote on Wind Farm Agreement

WARWICK, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission is preparing to vote on a power purchase agreement for a proposed wind farm off the coast of Block Island. The agreement between developer Deepwater Wind and National Grid, the…

Vote '10: Race Notes

From Thursday, July 29th   Dennigan Denounces Incumbent's War VotesElizabeth "Betsy" Dennigan, Democratic candidate in Rhode Island's Second Congressional District, today voiced strong opposition to additional spending for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.  Rep. James Langevin, the ten-year incumbent,…

RI General Assembly Calls it a Session

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Gambling, wind energy, pension reform and education aid dominated the agenda of the Rhode Island General Assembly this year, as lawmakers scrambled for ways to find extra revenue and cut costs. Lawmakers wrapped up business early…

RI House Passes Bill on Wind Farms in the State

The Rhode Island House has passed a bill, that gives the State Public Utilities Commission the authority to review power-purchase agreements with developers of a wind energy farm. The proposed spot for a wind farm in Rhode Island, would be…