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Power Plant Developer Promises to Cut Oil Use, Reduce Emissions

More Bad News for Proposed Burrillville Power Plant

Why Not Brayton Point Instead of Burrillville for Gas?

Getting Harder for Proposed Power Plant to Find Water

The Conservation Law Foundation has filed a motion to dismiss the so-called “pipeline tax” in Rhode Island. The motion is being made after the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled that National Grid and Eversource Energy can't charge their electric customers for the cost of expanding natural-gas pipelines.

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Mass. Court Puts Region’s Gas Pipeline Projects in Peril

Rare Victory for Opponents of Burrillville Power Plant

Fears Power Plant Hurts Burrillville Real-Estate Market

PROVIDENCE — A new report concludes what has long been suspected about natural gas: leaks of methane during the extraction and transportation process eliminate any climate benefits from the supposed low-carbon fuel.

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Ratepayers on the Hook for Fossil Fuel Expansion

Environmental Groups Question Proposed Power Plant; Want Meeting with Gov. Raimondo

Data Request Complicates Power Plant Plan

KINGSTON, R.I. — Climate change took center stage at the first of several public meetings designed to examine the claims made by the builders of the proposed Burrillville natural-gas power plant.

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Gov. Raimondo Urges Power Plant Process to ‘Play Out’

Cranston Approves Hosting State’s Largest Solar Facility

Rhode Island’s ‘Green’ Electricity Loaded with High-Carbon Wood

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Motion to Dismiss Pipeline Tax Filed in Three States

New Report Questions Claim Natural Gas is a ‘Bridge Fuel’

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New Power Plant Could Prevent Rhode Island Climate Goals

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