Some residents in East Providence thought they won a victory back in 2012, when the Department of Environmental Management shut down a recycling center…
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State Lawmakers Want To Find Out What Acidifying Waters Mean For The Ocean State
State legislators have introduced a resolution that would create a special commission to study the effects of ocean acidification on Rhode Island. The…
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New Weather Stations Provide Critical Data During Storms
National Grid has completed installing the last of seven weather stations throughout Rhode Island. This program collects local weather information in…
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Aquidneck Land Trust Conserves More Than 70 Acres Of Land
The Aquidneck Land Trust has acquired 72 acres of land in Portsmouth to conserve as open space. The Land Trust recently purchased the parcel for $3…
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Bald Eagle Population Resurging In Rhode Island
Birders are spotting bald eagles in Rhode Island in greater numbers than ever before. As Rhode Island Public Radio’s environmental reporter Ambar…
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State Climate Change Council Welcomes New Faces
The Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council, or EC4 for short, meets today for the first time this year. New faces will join the meeting. The EC4…
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Braving The Cold Weather For Season’s Best Seal Watching In Rhode Island
Seals from Maine and the Atlantic Provinces of Canada start migrating to Narragansett Bay in October. But February is one of the best months for seal…
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Warwick To Enforce Snow Removal Ordinance With Tickets
Warwick Police intend to issue tickets today through tomorrow to businesses and homeowners who fail to remove snow from their sidewalks. Warwick mayor…
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RI’s Arctic Freeze Expected To Last Through Weekend
Rhode Islanders will face arctic temperatures Friday. According to the National Weather Service temperatures have been hovering in the single digits,…
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Federal Government Leases Two Areas Offshore Martha’s Vineyard For Wind Energy Development
The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Managment auctioned off two out of four wind development areas off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard today…
