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General Assembly Boosts R.I.’s Ascending Solar Sector

Court Issues Proposed Burrillville Power Plant a Setback

Offshore Wind Faces Stiff Test From Hurricanes

Rhode Island’s ‘Green-Energy’ Sector Keeps Growing

To counter the well-organized opposition movement against the proposed Burrillville, R.I., fossil-fuel power plant, a new pro-power plant group has emerged, with backing from the project's developer.

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Brayton Point Power Plant Stubborn, Dirty Neighbor

Energy Center’s Power-Line Project Expands Impact

Senators Want Answers About Providence Gas Leak

A 3.8-mile stretch of pipeline proposed in Berkshire County, Mass., has been met with resistance from environmental activists, local and state officials, state agencies, a Native American organization and residents of Sandisfield, Mass., the town of 915 through which the pipeline would run.

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Connecticut Board Says State Doesn’t Need More Fossil Fuels

Leaked Natural Gas was Enough to Heat 190,000 Homes

Size of Leaks Still Unknown Amid Cleanup and Repairs

PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Massachusetts Land Court recently ruled in favor of Entergy Corp. in a lawsuit brought by local residents seeking to overturn a zoning permit issued by the town in 2013 for a new nuclear waste storage facility at the Louisiana-based company’s Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station.

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No Urgency to Fix Natural Gas Leak in Burrillville

Rehoboth Selectmen Remain Silent After Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Gas Compressor Station

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Chicago Developer Helps Fund Pro-Power Plant Group

Another Regional Natural Gas Pipeline Project Moves Forward Despite Widespread Opposition

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Court Rules in Favor of Pilgrim’s Nuclear Waste Permit

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