Oystercatchers, known for sharp bills and beady eyes, are making a...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN (AP) – On a pristine Rhode Island beach teeming with noisy seabirds, a group of biologists armed with nets sneak up on...
Cranston receiving $1.1M to prevent flooding in Garden Street area
CRANSTON – The city is receiving $1.1 million in federal funding for upgraded infrastructure that will help prevent flooding in the Garden Street area,...
McKee issues drought watch, urges Rhode Islanders to conserve water
Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced Rhode Island’s first drought watch since 2002 early Thursday afternoon.
At the advice of the state’s Drought Steering Committee, McKee...
RIDEM gets $2M grant for brownfield assessments
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has received a $2 million brownfield’s assessment grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Target areas for...
EPA awards Rhode Island $9.5M for clean drinking water efforts
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has received $9.5 million in federal funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants found in drinking water across the state, the...
Should a North Kingstown country club be allowed to keep an...
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha on May 12 filed a lawsuit against Quidnessett Country Club, accusing the private golf club of building an unpermitted...
Neronha sues Quidnessett Country Club over seawall on Narragansett Bay shoreline
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha filed a lawsuit against Quidnessett Country Club on Tuesday, accusing the private golf club of building...
EPA awards R.I. $604K for stormwater, sewer infrastructure needs
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Rhode Island a total of $604,000 through the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant...
Trees are magic. In Newport, volunteers are working to expand their...
NEWPORT (AP) – On Newport's south side, historic and opulent mansions sit on an avenue with mature trees that help cool the neighborhoods, clean...
McKee: Now is the time to act on energy affordability
As governor, my No. 1 priority is affordability, and the issue I hear about most when traveling across Rhode Island is the rising cost...
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