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Rhode Island’s New Renewable Energy Laws Address Economy and Climate Change

Gov. Replaces Environmental Advocates on CRMC

General Assembly 2017 Environmental Recap: Strong Year for Renewable Energy; Hens Remain Caged

Statewide Bag-Ban Bill Seen as Ploy to Undo Local Bans

PROVIDENCE — The bill banning battery cages is on the same path it followed the previous two years: moving through the House and dying in the Senate.

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Senate Hears Bill to Derail Burrillville Power Plant

R.I. Builders On Their Way to Getting Faster Approvals

Rhode Island Builders Want to Speed Up Approval Process

PROVIDENCE — The legislative effort to stop the fossil-fuel power plant proposed for Burrillvile and reverse Rhode Island’s dependence on imported fossil fuels met resistance and downright contempt during a recent Statehouse hearing.

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Middletown Bans the Bag; Could Portsmouth be Next?

Gov. Raimondo Not Joining Opposition to Power Plant

Renewable Energy Could be Cash Cow for Rhode Island Farms

PROVIDENCE — Banning the use of cages to raise egg-laying chickens is a popular idea with the public but not one Rhode Island lawmakers and regulators are ready to embrace.

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Opposition to Bracing R.I. for Environmental Rollbacks

R.I. Developers Want Faster Approval for Subdivisions

Newport Second R.I. Municipality to Ban the Bag

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Drama in Quest to Rid Rhode Island of Battery Cages

Energy Bills Address Transition Away From Fossil Fuels

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Single Farm Stands in Way of Ban on R.I. Battery Cages

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