Tag: Department of Environmental Management
North Kingstown mounts legal challenge on EPA permit for Quonset sludge...
The town of North Kingstown has put federal environmental regulators on notice: A lawsuit is coming.
The written warning sent by certified mail to the U.S. Environmental...
R.I. Senate confirms final member to retooled CRMC
The newly reshaped R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council is set, with the R.I. Senate confirming Scott Rabideau as the sixth and final appointee on...
Rhode Island to receive up to $62.5M in PCB contamination settlement
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive at least $25 million in a settlement with Monsanto Co. and its affiliates over decades of pollution from...
RIPTA gets $500K to boost ridership, support climate goals
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority has received more than $500,000 in new state funding as part of a broader push to improve...
R.I. lawmakers shelve bottle bill, calling for DEM study
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s push for a bottle redemption program has stalled after state lawmakers on June 16 called for more study of the...
McKee’s proposed pay raises for 11 cabinet directors criticized at public...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee's proposed pay raises for 11 state cabinet directors were widely criticized during Wednesday's public hearing at the R.I....
Citizens Bank commercial space in East Providence eyed for state offices
The R.I. Department of Administration is looking to acquire a 210,000-square foot building in East Providence from Citizens Bank for use as state offices.
Built...
Recycled Metals suspects arson as cause for fire
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Recycled Metals LLC, an embattled scrap-metal yard on Allens Avenue, suspects arson was the cause of the fire that broke...
EPA grants R.I $3.9M for recycling infrastructure expansion
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday awarded Rhode Island a total of $3.9 million for the expansion of recycling infrastructure across the...
$3M in DEM funding available in Local Open Space matching grants
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management on Friday announced that $3 million in matching grants are available to help communities and local...
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