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A scrap metal operation on the Providence River has been at the center of a fight with state environmental authorities.

The DEM is advising the public to avoid contact with the Blackstone River after the latest in a string of sewage releases over the past year.

Aquidneck Island residents could find themselves with more points of access to the shore this summer.

PROVIDENCE — State coastal regulators approved a vital certification for the South Fork Wind Farm on Wednesday, a decision that pushes the second major offshore wind project proposed in the United States one step closer to reality.  Certification that the wind farm is consistent with state coastal policies also came despite concerns raised by Save The Bay and others about the council’s permitting process for the wind farm, which would be built in an area called Cox Ledge in Rhode Island Sound that is home to a rich diversity of fish, including species of tuna and Atlant...

PROVIDENCE — State coastal regulators approved a vital certification for the South Fork Wind Farm on Wednesday, a decision that pushes the second major offshore wind project proposed in the United States one step closer to reality. The vote by the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council in favor of the wind farm was made over the objections of fishermen, who argued