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Historic Preservation can Pit Old Buildings vs. Mature Trees

PROVIDENCE — The community cheered when historic buildings were saved from demolition, but lost in the celebration was the cost: an old-growth beech tree.

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Proposed Solar Interconnections in Cranston Would Impact Two Protected Properties

CRANSTON, R.I. — The work needed to make the interconnections to the power grid for two industrial-scale solar projects would clear the forest canopy that connects two conservation areas.

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Planners Concerned New Rules Could McMansion R.I.’s Coast

CHARLESTOWN, R.I. — Two bills moving quickly through the General Assembly support the construction of taller buildings along the Ocean State’s shoreline, which, according to some municipal planners and building officials, would essentially result in the walling off of the coast.

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