Tag: R.I. Department of Environmental Management
Minimum wage hike among new laws Jan. 1
PROVIDENCE – A minimum wage hike and a ban on single-use plastic bags are among a host of new laws previously passed by the...
State reaches $6M settlement in final soil, water contamination lawsuit
PROVIDENCE – The state has resolved a lawsuit against the final gasoline refiner named in a 2016 case for its role in polluting Rhode...
R.I. gets $1.5M to strengthen state’s food infrastructure
PROVIDENCE - The U.S. Department of Agriculture Marketing Service has partnered with the state to offer more than $1.5 million in competitive grant funding...
RIPPLE EFFECTS: As Narragansett Bay gets cleaner, economic outcomes remain murky
Talk to anyone who lives in Rhode Island, and it’s likely they could tell you a story connected to Narragansett Bay, says Mike Jarbeau,...
Blighted inn at Port of Galilee slated for demolition
PROVIDENCE – The long-vacant Lighthouse Inn at the Port of Galilee in Narragansett is set for demolition, with the state on the hook to...
Report: R.I. greenhouse gas emissions 20% lower in 2020 than 1990...
PROVIDENCE – A three-year lag time in data collection and public reporting makes it difficult for state agencies and environmental advocates to measure in...
Westerly Hospital hosting free community health fair on Sept. 30
WESTERLY – Westerly Hospital is inviting the public to the hospital campus on Sept. 30 for a free community health fair that will include...
State, Providence metro area get $4M in EPA funding
PROVIDENCE – The state and the Providence-Warwick metro area on Wednesday were awarded $4 million in total from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate...
Lots of moving pieces remain for Tidewater stadium
The developer behind the $124 million soccer stadium project in Pawtucket may have secured the $14.5 million needed to close its financing gap, but...
With clean car standards, R.I. driving toward greener future
To the Editor:
Revving into a greener future, Rhode Island is set to join over a dozen states in embracing the electrifying potential of zero-emission...