Mid-September is here and with it a burst of General Assembly activity. So thanks for stopping by for the return of my weekly column. As usual, your…
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Environmental Journalist On RI’s Leaded Drinking Water Problem
Providence Water, which supplies about 60 percent of Rhode Island’s drinking water, has made efforts to raise awareness about lead in the water supply.
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Paolino Seeks Tax Reduction On Fleet Building, Citing Conditions In Kennedy Plaza
Update: The Providence board of Tax Assessment Review today denied Paolino’s appeal. Next stop, says Paolino: Superior Court. Joseph R. Paolino Jr, the…
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Labor Unions, Activists Protest Racism During Labor Day Rally, March
A couple hundred union workers, local activists and concerned Rhode Islanders protested racism Monday during a rally and march to the Statehouse in…
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RI Wastewater Treatment Authority To Reach 100% Renewable Energy By 2018
Rhode Island’s largest wastewater treatment authority is close to being powered by 100 percent renewable energy.
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Lifespan Reports $14.4 Million In Operating Earnings
Lifespan, Rhode Island’s largest hospital system, is reporting strong operating earnings as rival Care New England continues to lose money.
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‘Hit First And Worst’: Region’s Communities Of Color Brace For Climate Change Impacts
The consequences of climate change, experts say, will disproportionately affect low-income communities and communities of color.
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Proposed Changes To National Monuments Draw Mixed Reactions From NE Fishermen, Environmentalists
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke’s recommendation to keep all 27 national monuments that were under federal review is drawing mixed reactions…
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Environmentalists React To Regional Proposal To Cut Carbon Emissions
Local environmental groups are pleased with a new proposal from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to reduce the amount of carbon emissions in New…
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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.
