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Wildfires could threaten stability of financial markets

The devastating wildfires in Los Angeles have made one threat very clear: Climate change is undermining the insurance systems American homeowners rely on to...
THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND received a $1.5 million National Science Foundation grant to collaborate with the town of Warren to address worsening climate hazards affecting the town.

URI receives $1.5M federal grant for coastal resilience project in Warren

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A team of scientists from the University of Rhode Island will start working this fall with the town of Warren to...
BIG WHEELS: Jan Hennecke, product manager at igus Bearings Inc., with the “RCYL” bike made from recycled plastic in the company’s robotics showroom in East Providence. 
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Igus’ ‘RCYL’ is environmentally sound on two wheels

2024 PBN Innovative Companies Awards MANUFACTURING: igus Bearings Inc. ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, igus Bearings Inc. had this ambitious goal to come up with a way...
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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...

SCOTUS weakens federal regulators, overturning decades-old Chevron decision 

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Friday upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment,...
THE COVENTRY TOWN Council has condemned Johnson’s Pond in hopes of taking it by eminent domain, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported Friday. 

Report: Town condemns Johnson’s Pond, seeks ownership by eminent domain

COVENTRY – Town officials have officially condemned Johnson’s Pond in hopes of taking the sprawling 900-acre body of water in central Coventry by eminent...
THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND Coastal Resource Center at the university’s Graduate School of Oceanography has received a $13 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development to help launch a major marine conservation initiate in the Republic of Madagascar, pictured. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND/NY AINA ANDRIANARIVELO

URI Coastal Resources Center receives $13M for Madagascar marine conservation project

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island Coastal Resource Center at the college's Graduate School of Oceanography has received a $13 million grant...

Coastal wetlands can’t keep pace with sea-level rise

Wetlands have flourished along the world’s coastlines for thousands of years, playing valuable roles in the lives of people and wildlife. They protect the...
CITADEL PROPERTIES LLC and Strive Construction LLC plan to build a 45-unit apartment building at 663 Admiral St., Providence, but the companies were fined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violations during the demolition of an existing structure on the site. / PROVIDENCE CITY PLAN COMMISSION

2 R.I. companies fined for EPA violations in Providence apartment project

PROVIDENCE – A pair of Rhode Island companies have settled with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violating the Clean Air Act when demolishing a...
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY received a $1.7 million federal earmark from Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., to help retrofit and equip the university’s new Environmental Engineering and Environmental Science Laboratory.

RWU receives $1.7M federal earmark to retrofit, equip environmental science lab

BRISTOL – Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., helped secure a $1.7 million federal earmark for Roger Williams University to help retrofit and equip the university’s...
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