Tag: Act on Climate
McGaw pushes for legislation prohibiting plastic-waste processing plants
PROVIDENCE – Rep. Michelle E. McGaw, D-Portsmouth, is calling on the General Assembly to advance her legislation aimed at prohibiting high-heat plastic-waste processing facilities in...
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...
Shekarchi receives Public Officials Award from Water Environment Federation
K. JOSEPH SHEKARCHI, speaker of the R.I. House of Representatives, has been honored by the Water Environment Federation for his leadership and contributions to...
Will R.I.’s pioneering clean energy goal be delayed?
Rhode Island was the first state to commit to a 100% renewable energy goal by 2033, but Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s administration is attempting...
DEM report: R.I. must speed up lowering carbon emissions to meet...
Rhode Island needs to put the pedal to the metal on its clean energy transition – while reducing its reliance on driving – if...
POWER SURGE: AG Neronha has asserted his authority in the name...
Peter F. Neronha is in the homestretch of his second – and final – term as Rhode Island’s attorney general, and his workload is...
Harming offshore wind undermines prosperity
Recent actions by President Donald Trump’s administration have introduced significant challenges to the United States’ offshore wind industry, threatening economic growth, job creation and...
R.I., Mass. select procurement of 2,878 megawatts of offshore wind power
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island and Massachusetts have agreed to a coordinated procurement of 2,878 megawatts of offshore wind power from three yet-to-be-operating wind farms...
Meeting R.I.’s ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse emissions
Rhode Island is in a unique position to become a leader in curbing greenhouse gas emissions and establishing itself as a role model for...
DEM awards $218K for community engagement on climate change
PROVIDENCE – Six community groups will share $218,931 in grants for projects that will provide public engagement around Rhode Island's 2025 Climate Action Strategy,...
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