Rhode Island’s chapter of The Nature Conservancy is preparing to remove a 200-year-old dam from the Pawcatuck River to restore the ecosystem and protect…
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, Business, Environment
New Coalition Supports Burrillville Power Plant, Wants Affordable Energy Prices
A new coalition of business owners and local building trades unions is advocating for the construction of a proposed natural gas power plant in…
Posted inArticle, Business, Environment, Health, Politics
Carbon Pricing Bill Garners Support and Opposition
Kevin O’Neill is driving his electric car down a road in Cumberland when he presses down harder on the gas pedal. He’s doing this to prove his point…
Posted inArticle, Business, Environment, Politics
Gov. Raimondo Reaffirms RI’s Commitment To Paris Climate Agreement
Gov. Gina Raimondo said Rhode Island will continue to address climate change despite President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of…
Posted inArticle, Business, Environment
Number Of Clean Energy Jobs Increasing In RI
The number of clean energy jobs in Rhode Island is up 66 percent since 2014.
Posted inArticle, Arts And Culture, Environment, Politics
Scientists React To Proposed Seismic Blasting Off Of East Coast
Scientists are concerned about recent proposals from a national agency that would allow companies to search for oil and gas below the Atlantic Ocean floor.
Posted inArticle, Education, Environment
Yale Researcher On How Political Ideology Affects Views Of Science
A researcher from Yale University says the way people interpret scientific information depends largely on their political ideology.
Posted inArticle, Environment
RI Judge Hears Arguments On Motion To Dismiss Lawsuit Against Invenergy, Johnston
A Rhode Island Superior Court judge is still deciding whether to dismiss a lawsuit related to a proposed power plant in Burrillville after a hearing…
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Final Phase Of Decades-Old Water Quality Project Moving Forward Slower Than Expected
The final phase of a water quality project decades in the making has been delayed by at least three years.
Posted inArticle, Environment
NOAA Expecting Sea Levels In Northeast To Exceed Global Average By Year 2100
A national climate agency is expecting the Northeast to have higher sea levels than the global average by the year 2100.
