7+ hour, 24+ min ago  (232+ words) It is bad policy and bad business to push back the Renewable Energy Standard to 2040 or 2050. Rolling back the Renewable Energy Standard and retroactively changing rates on the life of'net metering projectswill set a dangerous precedent in Rhode Island. It…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (350+ words) For the second time in as many election cycles, a pair of Rhode Island lawmakers are pushing to expand the state's "green bond" to include land and open space conservation funding. Sen. Louis P. Di Palma, D-Middletown, and Rep. Megan L. Cotter,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (275+ words) The table below from On The Snow shows the snow cover in New England. For each ski resort, you will find the essential information from its snow report: snow depths, open slopes, and lifts, date of the last snowfall, today's…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (738+ words) By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, REBECCA BOONE and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press The'gigantic snowstorm'this week across the Northeast U. S. dropped piles of powder from Maryland to Maine and left cities on Wednesday scrambling to clear towering heaps that were not showing signs of…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (332+ words) A federal judge ruled Friday that work on a Virginia offshore wind project could resume, the third project this week to successfully challenge the Trump administration in court. The administration announced'last month it was suspending leases for at least 90 days…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (483+ words) With the Rhode Island General Assembly session scheduled to begin on Jan. 6, Whats Up Newp has reached out to the area's legislators to learn what they see as the most pressing issues facing Rhode Island in 2026, and legislation they are…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (536+ words) Revolution Wind is back on track, but the monthlong pause prompted by the Trump administration continues to ripple down the project developer's balance sheet, according to third-quarter earnings reported Wednesday. "rsted made no secret of the financial consequences of the…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (245+ words) Rhode Island teenagers will gather at Roger Williams Park Zoo on Nov. 8 for a daylong climate action conference designed to empower young leaders to tackle environmental challenges in their communities. The Rhode Island Youth Climate Conference, hosted by the Rhode…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (495+ words) The North Atlantic right whale now numbers an estimated 384 animals, up eight whales from the previous year, according to a report by the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium released Tuesday. The whales have shown a trend of slow population growth…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago  (540+ words) By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press A federal judge in Rhode Island on Tuesday accused the Trump administration of trying to "bully" states into accepting conditions that require them to cooperate on'immigration'enforcement actions to get disaster funding after he ruled earlier…...