Tag: Janet Coit
R.I. gets $269M federal loan to help clean up Narragansett Bay
EAST PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island authorities have received a $268.7 million federal loan to help pay for construction of a 2.2-mile sewage containment tunnel...
Wright’s Dairy Farm named R.I.’s 2019 Outstanding Dairy Farm
NORTH SMITHFIELD – Wright’s Dairy Farm has been named the 2019 Outstanding Dairy Farm by the Rhode Island Pastures Committee, the R.I. Department of...
DEM issues RFP for $750K in brownfield grants
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has issued a request for proposals for $750,000 in grants allocated for brownfield cleanup and redevelopment...
DEM purchases 43 acres in Charlestown for preservation
CHARLESTOWN – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has purchased 43 acres of forested land for $256,500, DEM announced June 11.
The parcel abuts the...
DEM purchases 43 acres in Charlestown for preservation
CHARLESTOWN – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has purchased 43 acres of forested land for $256,500 using funding from the state Open Space...
EPA awards Woonsocket $300K for site assessments and preparation
WOONSOCKET – The city of Woonsocket will receive $300,000 in Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields assessment funding and assistance, the EPA announced Wednesday.
The funds will...
12 local agriculture, food operations receive $96K in grants
PROVIDENCE – A total of $95,949 has been awarded to 12 local agriculture and food businesses from the Local Agriculture and Seafood Act grant...
R.I. beach passes for sale online for the first time
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management announced its “Beach More, Wait Less” campaign, in which beachgoers can buy season passes online or...
R.I. receives $650K grant for urban forestry projects
WOONSOCKET – Rhode Island received a $650,000 grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, working with American Forests, a longstanding conservation organization, to increase...
$1.8M fishing pier to be built at Rocky Point
WARWICK – A new $1.8 million wooden fishing pier will be built at Rocky Point State Park, the R.I. Department of Environmental Management and...