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More trees, less pavement would make city more livable
Gary Cloutier is a Rhode Island native who returned to the Ocean State on May 14 as executive director for Groundwork Providence, a nonprofit dedicated to the greening and cleaning of the metropolitan Providence area through several initiatives. more
DEM to expand role with grant program for farmers
When Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee put pen to paper and signed the Agriculture and Seafood Act into law on April 26 – Rhode Island Agriculture Day – he changed the way the R.I. Department of Environmental Management operates. more
DEM acquires 189 acres for conservation in Burrillville
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has acquired 189 acres in Burrillville from the Boy Scouts of Rhode Island, according to a news release. more
7/9/12
Mass. OKs no-discharge designation for bay
BOSTON – Mass. Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rick Sullivan this month announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the commonwealth’s designation of Mt. Hope Bay as a No Discharge Area. more
7/9/12
DEM considers pair-trawling regs
This past winter, Rhode Island fishermen made it clear new rules for dealing with the Atlantic herring stock were needed for state waters. They also demanded a say in the matter. more
HDS International lands financing
Renewable energy company HDS International Corp. has entered into a convertible drawdown facility providing funds and credit, the company announced Tuesday. more
| 7/5/12
Cape Wind begins offshore survey operations
The Cape Wind project has begun a geotechnical and geophysical survey operation on Horseshoe Shoal in Nantucket Sound, the company announced Thursday. more
EPA awards $317K to R.I. organizations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a total of $317,000 to three Rhode Island organizations - Groundwork Providence, the Environmental Justice League of Rhode Island and the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program/Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association. more
Public comment solicited for wind power plans
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the completion of a critical environmental assessment today, advancing plans for offshore wind development in the Ocean State. more
Building a future from the past
For the past several years Christopher J. Fox has been turning the hands of time backward. His mission has been to restore some of South County’s rivers to their pre-Colonial condition in order to improve several fish stocks, as well as the general health of the river. more
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