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Neronha sues manufacturers of ‘forever chemicals’

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced Thursday that he has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of “forever chemicals,” most commonly...

State receives $62.2M for drinking water upgrades

PROVIDENCE – The state on Tuesday was awarded $62.2 million from the Environmental Protection Agency for drinking water infrastructure upgrades.  The funding through the Drinking...

2 bills introduced to address regulation of harmful PFAS chemicals

PROVIDENCE – Two bills have been introduced in the General Assembly that would address the regulation of a harmful class of chemicals known as...
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Five Questions With Rainer Lohmann

Rainer Lohmann | Professor, University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography 1. In 2017 you were picked to direct a national Superfund research...

R.I. Health Department to test 50 water systems for toxic PFAS...

PROVIDENCE – Next week, the R.I. Department of Health and Brown University will begin testing about 50 water sources, including public wells and licensed...

Elevated levels of man-made chemicals found in Burrillville drinking water

BURRILLVILLE – Tests revealed elevated levels of man-made chemicals, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in the drinking water at the Oakland Association water system,...

NIH grants URI $8M for clean water program

NORTH KINGSTOWN - Polluted drinking water will be the target of a new University of Rhode Island research center whose operations will be funded...
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