Tag: R.I. Department of Environmental Management
Report: Richmond man gets suspended sentence in animal cruelty case; 22...
RICHMOND – A local man pleaded no contest to animal cruelty charges during a pretrial hearing on July 15 and received a suspended sentence.
Dylan...
RIDEM gets $2M grant for brownfield assessments
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has received a $2 million brownfield’s assessment grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Target areas for...
CRMC approves key SouthCoast Wind permit over objections from fishing industry
The murky future for SouthCoast Wind gained a small but significant sign of clarity Tuesday with a key permit approval from the Rhode Island...
R.I. Senate appoints 5 to CRMC
Five of Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s six nominees for the downsized R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council easily won confirmation from the R.I. Senate Tuesday...
R.I. shoreline rights in legal limbo of sorts
When Rhode Island passed a 2023 law strengthening shoreline access, some advocates felt a sense of relief as state and local authorities took a...
North Kingstown neighbors sue state agencies over sludge plant project
After securing backing from town officials, state legislators and the top two Democratic gubernatorial candidates, North Kingstown residents are now turning to the state...
RIDEM acquires 68 acres on Wincheck Pond for public use
HOPKINGTON – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has purchased the 68-acre Princess Pine Estate on Wincheck Pond for $1.66 million.
The property on North Road will be open to the public and...
Group prepares to build on Blackstone River revival
The Blackstone River played a key role in the Industrial Revolution: more than 100 mills and mill villages were built around it and its...
Coit named executive director of Farm Fresh R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Janet Coit, the former director of the R.I. Department of Environmental Management, has been named the executive director of Farm Fresh Rhode Island,...
70 acres of Portsmouth cove placed under DEM protection
PORTSMOUTH – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management is conserving 70 acres of land at Gull Cove thanks to $880,000 in settlement funding from a barge oil spill...
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