The New England Fishery Management Council made the right move recently, voting to ask the federal government to suspend an at-sea monitoring program…
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Spectra Energy Secures Permit To Upgrade Burrillville Compressor Station
The Texas-based pipeline company Spectra Energy has secured a permit from the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) to upgrade its compressor…
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Despite Law, Coastal Management Agency Operating Without Full-Time Hearing Officers
By law, the Coastal Resources Management Council should have two hearing officers to oversee contested cases. But the agency has gone without a full…
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Regional Fishery Council Votes To Reduce Habitat Protections
The New England Fishery Management Council has reduced protections of highly sensitive areas in Georges Bank, on the continental shelf east of Cape Cod,…
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DEM Workload Grows, Staffing Declines
Over the years, the state has slashed budgets across all government agencies, including the Department of Environmental Management. This agency, tasked…
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Cicilline, Langevin to vote against Fast-Track Trade Deal
Rhode Island’s two U.S. House members, Democrats David Cicilline and Jim Langevin, will both vote against President Obama’s plan to `fast track’ the…
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Public Lectures Focus On Human Impacts And Responses To Environmental Changes
A set of public lectures on how humans affect and respond to environmental changes kicks off this week at the University of Rhode Island. The Metcalf…
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Groups Plant Commemorative Orchard At Providence Park
J.T. Owens Park will soon be home to a small orchard, in tribute to a Providence neighborhood that once existed at the site. A group of local nonprofits…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: What Chafee Needs To Do Very Soon
So Lincoln Chafee has become the first Rhode Islander to seek a major party nomination for president. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay on why Chafee…
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Chafee Announces Presidential Run; Vows to “Wage Peace”
Former governor Lincoln Chafee announced his Democratic presidential campaign Wednesday evening at George Mason University in Virginia while vowing to …
