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Democrats demand Trump resume a major offshore wind project near Rhode Island
Associated Press
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August 25, 2025
A nearly complete wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island and Connecticut faces an uncertain future as the states’ Democratic governors, members of Congress and union workers are calling Monday for the Trump administration to let construction...
Union rights removed for hundreds at Western Pa. safety research center
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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August 27, 2025
Hundreds of workers at the Bruceton Research Center in the South Hillswere stripped of their union contracts this week. The center, located on the border of Pleasant Hills and South Park, employs about 200 workers with the National Institute for...
Orsted shares plummet 17% as US halts $1.5bn wind farm off Rhode Island
BusinessLIVE
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Copenhagen — Shares in Orsted plunged 17% on Monday after the US halted the Danish company’s Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island amid President Donald Trump’s pushback on renewable energy investments. Orsted, the world’s biggest offshore wind...
Trump’s halt of Revolution Wind has far reaching implications for Rhode Island
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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The Trump administration’s decision to halt construction on Revolution Wind, the $4 billion wind farm that is nearly 80 percent complete, could have far-reaching implications for Rhode Island in the coming years. State leaders have spent the last...
Orsted shares sink to record lows as US halts wind farm off Rhode Island
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Stine Jacobsen, Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Soren Jeppesen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Shares in Orsted plunged 17% on Monday after the U.S. halted the Danish company's Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island amid President Donald Trump’s pushback...
Has Rhode Island Gov. McKee’s ‘Learn365RI’ initiative been effective?
The Public's Radio - Rhode Island
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August 25, 2025
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee is making a big bet on his Learn365RI initiative, a state program that funds out-of-school learning opportunities for students to complement their traditional schooling. McKee is hoping it can help him at the polls next...
Trump administration halts Orsted's Rhode Island wind project, shares sink 17%
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Stine Jacobsen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Orsted said on Monday it would continue with a plan to raise capital after the Trump administration ordered the offshore wind farm developer to stop construction on a near-completed project off Rhode Island,...
Following Sol Power Solar’s Example, R.I. Worker Co-Ops Gain Energy
ecoRI News - Rhode Island
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August 29, 2025
CHARLESTOWN, R.I. – Sol Power Solar has installed renewable energy for more than 1,100 customers since becoming an early pioneer in Rhode Island’s solar industry in 2013. The staff credit this success to the company’s business model, in which each...
Trump halts Rhode Island offshore wind project
Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly - Massachusetts
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August 24, 2025
The Trump administration halted construction on a nearly complete offshore wind project near Rhode Island as the White House continues to attack the battered U.S. offshore wind industry that scientists say is crucial to the urgent fight against...
Trump admin cancels $679M for offshore wind projects, including 2 in Hampton Roads
The Virginian-Pilot
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August 29, 2025
By MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department on Friday canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects, the latest attack by the Trump administration on the reeling U.S. offshore...
BankNewport honored for ‘Excellence in Employee Wellness’ programs
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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August 26, 2025
NEWPORT – BankNewport was recognized with an Exemplary Worksite Health Award from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce for its programs aimed at improving employee health and well-being. “At...
BankRI collects 6,400 pounds of food, donates $18K to local pantries
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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August 26, 2025
PROVIDENCE – Bank Rhode Island’s recent summer food drive collected 6,395 pounds of nonperishable food, surpassing last year’s total, the bank announced. In addition to the food donations, BankRI awarded $1,000 grants to 13 local food pantries and...
US’s Sustainability Slowdown
The Nation
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August 30, 2025
There was a time when clean energy felt inevitable. Solar fields glowed in states where oil once ruled. Wind turbines spun over plains where coal still lingered. That was supposed to be the clearest chapter yet. But now the pages are smudged with...
Joe Coduri to discuss new book, 'Westerly, RI & Pawcatuck, CT: Post Card Views of the 20th Century'
The Westerly Sun - Rhode Island
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WESTERLY — Long before the Internet, the iPhone, texting and Ma Bell's old-fashioned telephone, people communicated via postcard. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the "penny postal," was a rapid and inexpensive method of communicating...
Report: Offshore wind critics played role in Revolution Wind work stoppage
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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(The Center Square) – Offshore wind opponents in the fishing industry helped shape the Trump administration’s decision to halt work on the Revolution Wind project, a $4 billion development off the coasts of Rhode Island and Connecticut, a new...
Trump breaks wind funding again, canceling $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore projects
Fortune
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The Transportation Department on Friday canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects, the latest attack by the Trump administration on the reeling U.S. offshore wind industry. Funding for projects in 11 states was...
With little local fanfare, U.S. Labor Secretary swings through New England ahead of Labor Day
MassLive - Massachusetts
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August 29, 2025
During her trip through New England this week, U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer met with firefighters in Rhode Island and viewed a stun-gun demonstration in Boston. In Maine, well, no visit to Maine is complete without getting up close and...
Electricity Is Becoming Unbelievably Expensive as the US Power Grid Decays Into Ruin
Futurism
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August 29, 2025
The US electrical grid is facing a stress test like never before. Thanks to a perfect storm of AI power consumption, climate crisis, crony capitalism, and a president bent on uprooting perfectly good energy infrastructure, the country's...
Transportation Dept. cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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WASHINGTON – The Transportation Department on Friday said it was terminating or withdrawing $679 million in federal funding for 12 projects around the country intended to support the development of offshore wind power, the latest of the Trump...
What orangutans can teach humans about food and fitness
Earth.com
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Orangutans don’t count calories or track macros, yet they still maintain their fitness naturally. These great apes, who swing through the peat swamps of Borneo, have figured out how to stay healthy in a world that constantly changes what’s...