Energy Department Awards $2.2B to Strengthen Electrical Grid, Add Clean Power August 7, 2024 By Jennifer Mcdermott The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $2.2 billion in funding for eight projects across 18 states to strengthen the...
Lawyers Claim Cable TV and Phone Companies Also Responsible in Hawaii Fires September 7, 2023 By Jennifer Mcdermott, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and Audrey McAvoy After a visit to a warehouse where Hawaiian Electric Company is housing power poles and electrical equipment that may be...
Hawaii Power Utility Takes Responsibility for First Fire on Maui, But Faults County Firefighters August 29, 2023 By Jennifer Mcdermott and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher Hawaii’s electric utility acknowledged its power lines started a wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for declaring the blaze...
Offshore Wind Farm Worker Hiring and Safety Training Ramp Up September 6, 2022 By Jennifer Mcdermott At a 131-year-old maritime academy along Buzzards Bay in Massachusetts, people who will build the nation’s first commercial-scale offshore wind...
Rhode Island Considers Permanent Flavored Vape Products Ban January 2, 2020 By Jennifer Mcdermott Rhode Island’s health department is proposing to permanently ban the sale of flavored vaping products in the state. The department...
Vintage Plane Safety Faces Review Following B-17 Bomber Crash That Killed 7 October 6, 2019 By Jennifer Mcdermott The roar of its four engines, the plexiglass nose, the bristling machine guns — for history buffs and aviation enthusiasts,...
Doctor Charged in Rhode Island with Pushing Painkiller, Receiving Kickbacks February 6, 2017 By Jennifer Mcdermott A doctor has been indicted on charges accusing him of getting kickbacks on prescriptions of a highly addictive painkiller written...
Rhode Island’s Health Uninsured Rate Drops by Over Half Since 2012 September 15, 2015 By Jennifer Mcdermott The number of uninsured people in Rhode Island has dropped by more than half since 2012, according to a survey...
Coast Guard Sector in N.Y., Conn. Issues New Ebola Protocol October 9, 2014 By Jennifer Mcdermott One U.S. Coast Guard sector says it will contact ships that have recently been to Ebola-affected countries to ask whether...