An estimated 300 people attended a public meeting in Providence Wednesday on the Trump administration’s plan to drill for oil and gas off the East Coast.
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.
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RI Convention Center Authority To Invest In Renewable Energy
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One Square Mile: New Bedford’s Gamble On Offshore Wind Energy
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RI Attorney General: Offshore Drilling Puts Coastal Economies At Risk
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NJ On Track To Rejoin Regional Carbon Emissions Reduction Pact
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New RI Air Quality Program Could Lose Funding In Gov.’s Budget Proposal
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