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Concerns Over Quality of Wind Farm’s Construction

PROVIDENCE — Construction of the Block Island Wind Farm is once again raising red flags and upsetting state officials. Last month, the Deepwater Wind project caused alarm after inspectors found equipment damage and a number of hazards that threatened worker safety.

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New Rhode Island Power Plan Embraces Renewable Energy

For the most part, the draft of the Rhode Island energy plan, called “Energy 2035,” is a collection of existing energy programs and studies — so it doesn’t throw any curveballs at environmentalists or large electricity users, the two groups most interested in Rhode Island’s new 20-year power plan.

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Let’s Get Physical: Union Members Clash with Activists Over Natural Gas

PROVIDENCE — A controversial plan for a new natural gas-fired power plant is drawing protests and physical resistance. Multiple witnesses said force was used by members of the Rhode Island Building & Construction Trades Council as they stood in a line and walked into a crowd of environmental activists.

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