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Senate Committee Uses Rare Tactic to Halt Power Plant Bills

PROVIDENCE — Hopes of stopping the proposed Burrillville power plant were halted in their tracks by a rare vote to reject opposition legislation from a Senate committee.

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Another Pipeline Project Planned for Burrillville

BURRILLVILLE, R.I.— This rural community is again fighting a natural-gas project. This one, however, isn't a power plant but another build-out of the town’s pipeline compressor station. The Algonquin facility, owned by Spectra Energy Corp. of Houston, expanded last year despite opposition from neighbors and environmental activists.

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Block Island Wind Farm Work Frustrates Fishermen

PROVIDENCE — Building the country’s first offshore wind farm hasn’t come without its glitches. Since construction began last summer off Block Island, there have been safety slip-ups and lapses with equipment. The latest issues relate to fishing and undersea cables.

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