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...
Fixing permitting system key to unlock power of offshore wind
When Revolution Wind got hit with a federal stop-work order, Rhode Island was hit hard. Our state was suddenly faced with the prospect of...
As energy costs rise, some states back off ambitious climate goals
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Seven years ago, New York lawmakers set ambitious goals for slashing greenhouse gas emissions with clarion calls about saving the...
RIDEM acquires 68 acres on Wincheck Pond for public use
HOPKINGTON – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has purchased the 68-acre Princess Pine Estate on Wincheck Pond for $1.66 million.
The property on North Road will be open to the public and...
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