Rhode Island’s Public Utilities Commission voted to raise the cost of energy at a public hearing Monday. Last month, National Grid proposed a 53 percent…
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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Hundreds Of Thousands Oppose Offshore Drilling In Atlantic Ocean
More than 370,000 members of a national environmental coalition have submitted comments opposing a proposal to drill for oil and gas off the East Coast.
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Tides Expert: Solar Eclipse Expected To Create Some Of The Highest Tides Of 2017 In NE
Some New England states are expected to have higher than normal tides Monday because of the total solar eclipse, according to a Washington-state-based…
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URI Receives $8 Million Federal Grant To Test Drinking Water For Contaminants
Researchers at the University of Rhode Island and Harvard University will start testing drinking water in Cape Cod after Labor Day for chemicals found…
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MA DEP Delays Plan To Reduce Water Pollution
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is postponing a new plan designed to reduce water pollution caused by stormwater runoff from…
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National Grid Proposes 53% Increase In Energy Prices, Would Raise Monthly Bills $17
National Grid wants to raise Rhode Island’s energy rates by 53 percent starting October 1.
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RI OER Suspends Electric Vehicle Rebate Program
The Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources has suspended a year-old program that provided cash incentives for locals who bought electric cars.
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RI Resource Recovery Launches 'Recycle RIght' Campaign
Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corp., the state’s central landfill operator, launched its “Let’s Recycle RIght” campaign Monday to help reduce the…
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NE Environmentalists Want More Ambitious Carbon Emissions Cap For Power Plants
Environmental advocates across New England are pushing for a more ambitious cap on carbon pollution.
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RI Audubon Society Records Nearly 300 Young Ospreys; Largest Number In 40 Years
A recent report from Audubon Society of Rhode Island, a wildlife conservation organization, recorded the highest number of osprey fledglings throughout…
