Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2019 includes a large environmental bond worth $48.5 million to fund land and water…
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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Brown University Professor Discusses Local Impacts Of Offshore Drilling
A public hearing in Providence this week on the Trump Administration’s plan to expand oil and gas drilling will be rescheduled after the end of the…
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Invenergy Ends Water Deal With Narragansett Indian Tribe
Invenergy, a power company that wants to build a natural gas-fired power plant in northwestern Rhode Island, has terminated its water supply agreement…
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Woods Hole Scientists Make Big Deep-Ocean Discovery
Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have discovered the largest volcanic eruption on record in the deep ocean.
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RI Gov. Raimondo Says ‘Not On Our Watch’ To Federal Offshore Drilling Expansion
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has joined opposition to President Donald Trump’s plan to drill for oil and gas offshore in protected federal areas of…
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‘Codfather’ Faces New Allegations For Violations In Scallop Fishery
A New Bedford fishing mogul known as “The Codfather” is facing new federal allegations for misreporting the amount of fish harvested by his fleet, this…
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RI Attorney General Speaks Out Against Proposed Burrillville Power Plant
Rhode Island’s Attorney General Peter Kilmartin has announced his opposition to a natural gas power plant that has been proposed for the Town of…
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Major Flooding Hits MA South Shore During Snowstorm, But Why Not RI, South Coast?
Flooding during last week’s snowstorm was nowhere near as extreme in Rhode Island and the South Coast as it was in areas like Boston, Scituate and…
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National Weather Service Reports Snow Totals, Expected Weather This Weekend
Snow hit Rhode Island and the South Coast hard Thursday, with some areas getting more than 16 inches.
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RIPTA Resumes Bus Service, With Some Detours
After suspending all service Thursday afternoon because of heavy snow, RIPTA buses returned to the roads on Friday morning. However, some routes…
