Festivities in Newport surrounding the Volvo Ocean Race are not the only significant sailing activities in Rhode Island waters on Saturday. Roger…
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Arrival Of Volvo Ocean Race Draws Thousands To Newport
The international sailing world is on display in Newport, as teams from the Volvo Ocean Race make their only North American stop in the City by the Sea…
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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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Battle With The Sea: Across The State, Protecting Drinking Water Supplies (Part 2)
The Rhode Island Department of Health did a comprehensive analysis to figure out which drinking water sources are most vulnerable to climate change to…
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Battle With The Sea: Protecting Newport’s Drinking Water (Part 1)
With more than 500 public drinking water suppliers in the state, the Rhode Island Department of Health is worried about how they will cope with climate…
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Lawmakers Revisit Cesspool Bills
The push to phase out cesspools in Rhode Island continues. Many environmental advocates are testifying at a senate committee this late afternoon to…
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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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Protesters Oppose PawSox Plan For New Stadium With Public Subsidies
Dozens of protesters gathered Monday afternoon outside a meeting of the PawSox’ owners and the Interstate-195 Redevelopment Commission. The team is…
