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East Providence Fire Department first in R.I. to go PFAS-free

Health Services 08/18/2024

EAST PROVIDENCE – The City Council recently voted to authorize Mayor Roberto L. DaSilva to purchase new turnout gear for the East Providence Fire...

THE R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH has decided to hold off on regulation a group of chemicals, called PFAS, sometimes found in water supplies and soil.

State waits on regulating ’emerging chemical of concern’

Government 03/13/2019

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island state health officials are holding off regulating a group of man-made chemicals used in non-stick products that are linked to...

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BOARDS COVER the windows of the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River, where a fire in July 2025 killed several people in Fall River. Thirty-nine plaintiffs affected by the fire have united their lawsuits into one master complaint. / AP FILE PHOTO/KIMBERLEE KRUESI

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