A giant, miles-long tunnel is about to be drilled hundreds of feet beneath Connecticut’s capital. This subterranean project will take years, cost…
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Fishing Companies: Environmentalists Are Wrong About Menhaden Fishery
Fishing companies are at odds with Rhode Island environmental advocacy groups over proposed changes for the menhaden fishing industry.
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RI Environmental Coalition Pushes For Changes In Menhaden Protections
A Rhode Island environmental coalition has been meeting with Governor Gina Raimondo and other state leaders to push for changes in the menhaden fishing…
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Majority Of RI, MA Coastal Sites Are Vulnerable To Effects Of Climate Change
A new study recently released by The Nature Conservancy, a global wildlife conservation group, has found the majority of coastal sites, such as wetlands…
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As Recess Changes, Do Children Get Enough Free Play?
Across the country, and in New England, elementary schools are revamping recess with a focus on organized games and teamwork, instead of free play.
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John Kerry: To Fight Climate Change, Make The Environment A ‘Voting Issue’
John Kerry, former secretary of state and Democratic U.S. senator for Massachusetts, wants environmentalists to bring their activism to the voting booths.
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Environmentalists Oppose Commercial Fishing Within Northeast Marine National Monument
Local environmentalists are worried allowing commercial fishing within the boundaries of a marine national monument 130 miles off the coast of Cape Cod…
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Environmentalists Oppose Fishing In Marine National Monument
Local environmentalists are concerned by a federal proposal to allow commercial fishing within the boundaries of a designated marine monument off the…
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TGIF: 21 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
The fall campaign announcement season is here, bringing us closer to a new year bursting with political storylines. So thanks for stopping by. As usual,…
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Bob Kerr: Looking Back On Vietnam
Columnist Bob Kerr spent a year in Vietnam as a combat correspondent with the marines. He’s been processing the experience ever since, and trying to…
