Tag: Providence Resilience Partnership
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to spend $1M to study Fox...
PROVIDENCE – Efforts to keep Providence’s iconic flood barrier on top of rising waters will get a $1 million boost from the U.S. Army...
Fox Point Hurricane Barrier in need of upgrades, environmental groups warn
PROVIDENCE once led the nation in hurricane protection.
But in the half-century since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier,...
State is banking on power boost
ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT
Change usually happens slowly, especially when government gets involved.
But in the last five years, the nascent renewable energy sector has exploded in the United...
Report: 30% of state critical infrastructure at risk of failing in...
PROVIDENCE – A major flood could render inoperable nearly one-third of Rhode Island's hospitals, wastewater treatment plants, ports and other critical infrastructure, simultaneously making...
Report: Over half of R.I. policyholders of national flood insurance will...
PROVIDENCE – Over half of Rhode Island property owners with national flood insurance will see their annual premiums increase under changes to the Federal...
SURGE MENTALITY: Warning sounded about Providence’s widespread flood risks
Arnold “Buff” Chace Jr. was 7 years old when Hurricane Carol ravaged Rhode Island, with a storm surge that submerged downtown Providence in 12...
