Natural Resources

Johnston metal shredding company to pay $875K for alleged air pollution...

Natural Resources 08/12/2020

PROVIDENCE – SMM New England Corp., doing business as SIMS Metal Management, has been fined $875,000 for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act, Attorney...

REGULAR GAS in Rhode Island averaged $2.14 per gallon this week. / AP FILE PHOTO/ JOHN RAOUX

R.I. regular gas prices hold at $2.14 per gallon

Natural Resources 08/11/2020

PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island remained level from last week at $2.14 per gallon, 3 cents...

TENS OF THOUSANDS of customers were without power in Rhode Island Wednesday morning, following Tuesday's fast-moving storm. National Grid said it has over 750 workers in Rhode Island trying to restore power. / COURTESY NATIONAL GRID

Widespread power outages continue in R.I. following storm

Natural Resources 08/05/2020

PROVIDENCE – Tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders remained without power on Wednesday, following the tropical storm that ripped through the state, downing trees...

THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND Fisheries Center, along with Rhode Island Sea Grant, Eating with the Ecosystem, the Commercial Fisheries Center of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Seafood Marketing Collaborative announced Tuesday that a new app, called FishLine, is being adapted for use locally to help local fishermen sell their catch to customers. / COURTESY PHONDINI PARTNERS

New app to help local fishing industry reach customers

Natural Resources 08/04/2020

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island Fisheries Center, along with Rhode Island Sea Grant, Eating with the Ecosystem, the Commercial Fisheries Center...

R.I. gas prices dip 1 cent this week

Natural Resources 08/03/2020

PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, unleaded regular gas prices in Rhode Island declined by 1 cent week to week to $2.14 per...

NATURAL CLEANSER: Ryan Kopp, coordinator of the Providence Stormwater Innovation Center, explains how a stormwater basin clears pollutants from runoff inside Roger Williams Park. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Providence Stormwater Innovation Center using park to experiment

Natural Resources 07/31/2020

After three consecutive days of stifling, 90-degree heat, any droplets of water had long since evaporated from the shallow inlet of vegetation outside the...

DEM awards $1.5M in open space grants

Natural Resources 07/30/2020

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has awarded $1.5 million in grants to protect 322 acres of open space in Rhode Island,...

DEM awards $4.4M for climate-resilience projects

Natural Resources 07/29/2020

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has awarded $4.4 million to 13 municipalities and community organizations for climate-resilience projects, the department announced...