A controversial proposal to build a house on an undersized lot — that is nearly half wetlands and adjacent to the Narrow River — is pitting questions of property rights against neighborhood compatibility and climate change.
Rhode Island is on track again to reach the first interim target put in place by a landmark state law to cut its share of planet-warming greenhouse gases, with the ultimate goal of getting to net-zero emissions by 2050.
The new Act on Climate bill not only makes emissions reductions mandatory for the state, it makes those reductions more aggressive by setting an ultimate target of net-zero emissions by 2050.
Warmer waters cause spike in numbers for this mid-Atlantic species, and it is becoming a more important catch for the region's fishermen as regulators loosen catch limits for recreational fishermen.
On Thursday, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will hold a public information session in Providence on the Trump administration's proposal to lift Obama-era regulations and open up the nation's coastal waters to fossil fuel extraction.
