A research team that includes professors from the University of Rhode Island is looking for volunteers on Cape Cod to have their drinking water tested….
Avory Brookins
Avory joined the newsroom in April 2017. She reports on a variety of local environmental topics, including the offshore wind industry, fishery management and the effects of climate change. Avory can also be heard occasionally filling-in as the weekend news host/anchor.
Before joining the station, she was a general assignment reporter at Wisconsin Public Radio and completed two reporting internships at Philadelphia's public radio station, WHYY.
Avory is a Philadelphia native and proud Temple Owl.
When she's not reporting on the environment, she loves listening to K-pop, eating breakfast for dinner and dancing the weekends away.
Posted inArticle, Environment
Gypsy Moth Caterpillar Population Expected To Plummet This Year
Rhode Island environmental officials are expecting the gypsy moth caterpillar outbreak to finally end this year.
Posted inArticle, Education, Environment
Tick Expert: Ticks Expected To Expand Range In NE This Year
This spring and summer, more New England residents could be exposed to the tick that causes Lyme disease, according to a local tick expert.
Posted inArticle, Education, Environment, Health, Politics
New Solar Panel Array Helps RI Reduce Its Energy Consumption
Energy use in Rhode Island is down about 11 percent since 2015, according to Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo.
Posted inArticle, Environment, Politics
RI Inching Toward Ambitious Clean Energy Goal
Rhode Island officials say the state is on track to meet its clean energy goal of 1,000 megawatts of renewables by 2020 . That’s equivalent to about 30…
Posted inArticle, Education, Environment, Health
URI Leads Effort To Reform Commercial Fisheries in the Philippines
Researchers at the University of Rhode Island are leading a new project in the Philippines to increase the number of fish in their waters.
Posted inArticle, Environment
RI Nature Conservancy Keeps Houses Off More Than 80 Acres Of Land With $2M Purchase
The Nature Conservancy of Rhode Island is protecting 82 acres of land from housing development in East Providence.
Posted inArticle, Politics
Providence City Council Member Supports Statewide Plastic Bag, Container Ban
A Providence city council member is supporting a proposed statewide ban on plastic bags and disposable plastic containers. This comes after Providence’s…
Posted inArticle, Business, Education, Environment, Politics
NE Fishery Management Council Divided Over New Plan For ‘Codfather’s’ Fishing Sector
In a divided vote, the New England Fishery Management Council is backing a new operations plan for a sector of New Bedford boats that have been…
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New Report: RI Air Quality Is Mixed Bag
Rhode Island’s air quality is slightly improving but still needs work, according to a new report from the American Lung Association.
