Tag: Climate Change
Want people to pay attention to climate change? Just call it...
You probably have been hearing phrases such as “climate crisis,” “climate emergency” or “climate justice” more often lately as people try to get across...
URI, RISD awarded $3.4M federal grant for climate change research
PROVIDENCE – Researchers from the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island School of Design have been awarded $3.4 million in federal funding for...
Lobster catch dips to lowest level since 2009 as fishers grapple...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – America's lobster fishing business dipped in catch while grappling with challenges, including a changing ocean environment and new rules designed...
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution gets $25M gift
WOODS HOLE, Mass. – The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution recently received a $25 million gift from Paul Salem, chairman of the institute's board of...
An opportunity on Arctic sea routes is slipping away
What if I told you that buying your Christmas presents and getting your deliveries from Amazon or Walmart could cost less in the future?...
Climate change can hit indebted businesses hardest
Climate change poses the biggest risks to the most vulnerable people, and the same is true for businesses: Highly leveraged companies – those that have...
Five Questions With: Priscilla De La Cruz
Priscilla De La Cruz | Director of sustainability, Providence
1. What are your priorities for the city as its new director of sustainability? Over...
Storms spur long-awaited action in Providence
The Providence Resilience Partnership has warned for years of the city’s widespread flood risk and the need for more flood protection, but it never...
R.I. researchers get $6M for climate change, coastal resiliency hub project
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island researchers have been awarded $6 million in federal funding for a new data hub study climate change and coastal resiliency,...
Insurer FM Global launches climate change tool to mitigate client risk
JOHNSTON – Commercial property insurer FM Global last month launched its Climate Change Impact Report, a proprietary tool to help clients identify, understand and avoid...
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