Three beluga whales spotted in Narragansett Bay are healthy adult males, likely from the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada. (Video courtesy of Matt Jarbeau…
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New Tool Aims To Help Scallop Fishery Adapt To Climate Change
Oceans are becoming more acidic as they absorb all the carbon emissions humans release into the air. And it could impact the Atlantic seaboard’s scallop…
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Grant Money To Help Restore Water Quality In Narrangansett Bay Watershed
The Narragansett Bay Estuary Program is the latest group to award grants that will support water quality projects in the state. Eight projects that…
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CRMC Report Reinforces Vulnerability Of Salt Marsh Loss To Rising Sea Levels
Rhode Island is more likely to lose than gain salt marshes due to the rate of rising sea levels. Those are the findings of a recent analysis by the…
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Wastewater Agency Wrestles With Cost Of Water Quality Project
The board of the Narragansett Bay Commission has voted to move forward with the final phase of a water quality project designed to overhaul its old…
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Wastewater Agency Moves Foward With Next Step Of Water Quality Project
The Narragansett Bay Commission’s third and final phase of a multi-year water quality project will cost about $815 million, if state and federal…
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Bob Kerr: We Have Seen The Best And The Worst
For more than 40 years, Bob Kerr worked at the Providence Journal, where he was beloved by many readers for his columns about the people and the issues…
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Rhode Island Foundation Names 2015 ‘Innovation Fellows’
The Rhode Island Foundation has announced the winners for this year’s innovation fellowships. The program is aimed at sparking new ideas for the state….
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Rhode Island Ocean Management Plan Gets An Update
The state’s management plan that zones offshore waters for renewable energy projects is getting an update. The first public meeting for stakeholders is…
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NOAA Submits Annual Fisheries Report To Congress
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration submits its annual fisheries report to Congress Wednesday. By law (the Magnuson-Stevens Act), NOAA…
