Tag: R.I. Department of Environmental Management
R.I. gets $1.5M to remove sunken barge in Providence River
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management is getting $1.5 million to remove a 113-foot-long sunken barge from the Providence River and salvage...
RIDOT gets $15M federal grant for 206 new EV charging stations
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation has been awarded $15 million in federal funding to install 206 electric vehicle charging stations across the...
Suzanne Courtemanche
PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards
Suzanne Courtemanche | Tighe & Bond | Vice president and technical director
AS A TEENAGER, Suzanne Courtemanche thought she...
Atlantic Mills up for sale, again
PROVIDENCE – After the city spent years trying to preserve Atlantic Mills, the iconic property is back on the market.
In September 2022, the Providence...
With changing climate, dams getting closer look
In December, about 2 million gallons of water from the Beaver River rushed through Richmond.
A small, dilapidated dam, likely built 150 to 200 years...
She went out on a limb, and her tree service has...
Gloria Chacón didn’t plan to become a tree doctor, dealing with all things related to shrubs and woody plant life.
“My parents wanted me to...
Projects along E.P. coast proceed, except for one
On East Providence’s industrial waterfront – a stretch of parcels that for decades sat derelict – the ongoing construction of East Point, a 392-unit...
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...
Are you satisfied with the fiscal 2025 state budget recently signed...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee on June 17 signed into law a $13.9 billion fiscal 2025 state budget that begins July 1.
The budget reflects a...
Eleventh-hour bottle bill reignites debate between environmental, business groups
Disagreement over a state bottle recycling program is as pervasive as the piles of recyclable bottles and cans littering Rhode Island streets, beaches and...