Birders are spotting bald eagles in Rhode Island in greater numbers than ever before. As Rhode Island Public Radio’s environmental reporter Ambar…
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RIPR News Director Catherine Welch Leaving To Become News Director In Orlando
Since August, 2010, the Rhode Island Public Radio newsroom has been headed up by News Director Catherine Welch. Friday is Catherine’s last day. She’s…
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Battle With The Sea: Rhode Island Develops State-of-the-Art Planning Tools
Just this week, the U.S. Senate went on the record that climate change exists. Local and state officials in Rhode Island haven’t been waiting around to…
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Bravo, Boston! Let The Olympic Games Pursuit Begin
The U.S. Olympic Committee has selected Boston as its official bid city for the 2024 Olympics. Good for Boston, I say, and the rest of New England. Los…
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Warming Centers Open Across The State As Arctic Blast Hits RI
Temperatures are plummeting, as the east coast gets slammed by an arctic blast. The state Department of Emergency Management is responding by opening…
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Rhode Island’s 15 Top Unanswered Political Questions for 2015
The New Year is here, so let’s review the top political questions facing Rhode Island in 2015. 1. Can Gina Raimondo deliver? The governor-elect has been…
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Rhode Islanders Welcome 2015 By Plunging Into the Cold Atlantic
With a countdown from 10, a mass of people swarmed into the frigid water off Misquamicut Beach Thursday before quickly sprinting back out. Conditions…
