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

Drama in Quest to Rid Rhode Island of Battery Cages

Senate Hears Bill to Derail Burrillville Power Plant

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

PROVIDENCE — As the General Assembly enters its final phase of lawmaking for 2017, hearings and votes are on tap for important bills this week.

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Energy Bills Address Transition Away From Fossil Fuels

Middletown Bans the Bag; Could Portsmouth be Next?

Gov. Raimondo Not Joining Opposition to Power Plant

PROVIDENCE — Renewable energy and farming has been a successful partnership for years. In the Midwest and other farming regions, wind turbines and solar arrays have been a financial lifeline for struggling farmers.

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

Opposition to Bracing R.I. for Environmental Rollbacks

R.I. Developers Want Faster Approval for Subdivisions

NEWPORT, R.I. — A second Rhode Island community has passed a bag ban. By a 7-0 vote March 8, the City Council swiftly approved a prohibition on single-use checkout bags.

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Bill Would Ban Furniture with Toxic Flame Retardants

Support Grows for Rhode Island Carbon Tax

Rhode Island Looks to be First State with Carbon Tax

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Renewable Energy Could be Cash Cow for Rhode Island Farms

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Newport Second R.I. Municipality to Ban the Bag

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