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5/5/2021 Study: 360 acres of forest cleared for solar in R.I. Tree clearing for solar development, such as the Green Development farm pictured here under construction off Iron Mine Hill Road, has sparked concerns from policy groups and researchers. (Courtesy of Tim Forcier) NORTH SMITHFIELD – A Clark University professor working to quantify the amount of solar development in Rhode Island found that 740 acres have been developed for solar power, nearly half of it on previously forested land. John Rogan is a geography professor in the Worcester university’s Graduate School of Geography. His...

This Week in Agribusiness, April 24, 2021 Water impact on California crops, a new iPad, Belgian planting, in-person farm shows and plant health are featured this week. Apr 24, 2021 Max shares some land prices and talks with Mike about land regulations. Chad Colby reports from central California, and talks with Martin Hein, Bakersfield, Cal., farmer about diversifying crops due to lack of water. Tommy Grisafi, Advance Trading, North Dakota, shares market insight, including wheat, corn rallies and prices, soybean exports and soybean oil and meal. Grisafi also talks about the cattle market...

Given that the plaza's buses, operated by the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, are heavily used by riders of color, opponents have found the plan all the more troubling. Keys called the situation "deplorable." "They removed Providence Plantations from the name, but they’re still treating us like we’re in the plantation," said Keys. "I think that’s the best way to say it." Jairson Ascencao, a rider who showed up to the rally, took the megaphone once the marching was through to deliver a candid message about what he described as an effort to shoo away the city's homeless and poor.�...

In face of rider complaints, Kennedy Plaza bus plan still work in progress The plan to break up the Kennedy Plaza bus hub is still in flux and its effects on bus service unknown, the state Department of Transportation said in response to a discrimination complaint by transit and community groups. Construction of the $35-million plan to replace Kennedy Plaza with new hubs at the Providence Train Station and on Dyer Street is set to begin this summer despite opposition from numerous groups and the Providence City Council.  In January, Grow Smart RI and the South Providence Neighborhood...

Report: Too soon to tell if RIDOT downtown transit plan violates Civil Rights Act Updated at 1:27 p.m. on April 14, 2021. A REPORT filed on Tuesday by the R.I. Department of Transportation Office of Civil Rights in response to a Title VI complaint said the Providence Multi-Hub Bus System proposal is too preliminary to be found in violation of federal anti-discrimination law. /PBN GRAPHIC/ANNE EWING PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation’s Office of Civil Rights says it is too early determine whether the state’s downtown transit proposal violates federal anti-discrimination ...