The Audubon Society of Rhode Island is leading free daily birds walks this month, during the height of spring migration, all over the state from North…
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Three Healthy, Adult Beluga Whales Still Swimming In Narragansett Bay
Three beluga whales spotted in Narragansett Bay are healthy adult males, likely from the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada. (Video courtesy of Matt Jarbeau…
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New Tool Aims To Help Scallop Fishery Adapt To Climate Change
Oceans are becoming more acidic as they absorb all the carbon emissions humans release into the air. And it could impact the Atlantic seaboard’s scallop…
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RI National Guard Completes Large-Scale Emergency Drill
The Rhode Island Army National Guard concluded a four-day emergency exercise in Quonset this week to practice responding to a hazardous material…
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Homeland Security Picks URI To Help Prepare Nation For Climate Risks
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has selected the University of Rhode Island (URI) to be one of two partners in its Coastal Resilience…
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Grant Money To Help Restore Water Quality In Narrangansett Bay Watershed
The Narragansett Bay Estuary Program is the latest group to award grants that will support water quality projects in the state. Eight projects that…
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Battle With The Sea: Across The State, Protecting Drinking Water Supplies (Part 2)
The Rhode Island Department of Health did a comprehensive analysis to figure out which drinking water sources are most vulnerable to climate change to…
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Battle With The Sea: Protecting Newport’s Drinking Water (Part 1)
With more than 500 public drinking water suppliers in the state, the Rhode Island Department of Health is worried about how they will cope with climate…
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Lawmakers Revisit Cesspool Bills
The push to phase out cesspools in Rhode Island continues. Many environmental advocates are testifying at a senate committee this late afternoon to…
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CRMC Report Reinforces Vulnerability Of Salt Marsh Loss To Rising Sea Levels
Rhode Island is more likely to lose than gain salt marshes due to the rate of rising sea levels. Those are the findings of a recent analysis by the…
