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University of Rhode Island scientists were contributing authors and editors of a new book on the restoration of salt marshes, which includes case studies based on URI research, the school announced Wednesday.
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By PBN Staff
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The Rhode Island-based nonprofit Clean the Bay has a new name – Clean Bays. The group removes marine debris from the shores and waterways of southern New England.
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By PBN Staff
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Cold storage and ice manufacturing company JP Lillis Enterprises, which does business under the trade name Cape Cod Ice, has agreed to pay penalties of $225,000 to settle claims by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over unmet requirements at its East Providence and Sandwich, Mass.-based facilities.
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By PBN Staff
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Ethanol’s discount to gasoline futures strengthened to the narrowest level in three weeks after a government report showed that corn stockpiles in the U.S. were lower than analysts expected.
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By Mario Parker |
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Lots of Hope, an environmental initiative to transform vacant city-owned lots in Providence into urban farms, was awarded a combined $100,000 by The Rhode Island Foundation and Florida-based Local Sustainability Matching Fund.
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By PBN Staff
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The Natural Resource Damages Trustee Council for the Bouchard Barge 120 oil spill has released a final restoration plan and environmental assessment for state and federally threatened piping plovers impacted by the 2003 spill in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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By PBN Staff
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Volunteers for the Rhode Island Audubon Society’s Osprey Monitoring Program reported 178 successfully fledged young in 2012, the highest number in the program’s 35 year history.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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R.I. Department of Environmental Management Director Janet Coit has been named the John H. Chafee Boater of the Year by the R.I. Marine Trades Association.
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By PBN Staff
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Heating oil gained on forecasts for colder-than-normal weather in the U.S. Northeast next week at a time when supplies of the fuel are declining.
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By Barbara Powell |
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About $700 billion a year of new spending on renewable power, low-carbon transport and energy efficiency is needed to meet the United Nations goal to cap temperature rises, a report for the World Economic Forum showed.
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By Alex Morales |
