Tag: R.I. Department of Environmental Management
Parcel at center of wetlands controversy in Cumberland to be donated...
CUMBERLAND – Following objections from concerned neighbors and town officials, the owner of a parcel of land at 45 Canning St. has decided to...
MedRecycler appeals DEM permit denial for medical waste treatment plant
PROVIDENCE – The company proposing to open a medical waste treatment plant in West Warwick is challenging the R.I. Department of Environmental Management’s denial...
New commission will seek to promote forest conservation in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Legislation that will create a forest conservation committee in Rhode Island has been passed by the General Assembly and signed into law...
R.I. dam dangers remain, but awareness rises
Plans to remove a deteriorating dam along the Pawcatuck River in Westerly and Hopkinton have riverfront residents in both towns upset that lower water...
Wyoming Dam repair underway
HOPKINTON – A long-awaited, $2.9 million project to repair the Wyoming Upper Reservoir Dam in Hopkinton started last week.
The state-owned, nearly 300-year-old dam impounds...
R.I. Infrastructure Bank approves $400K loan for environmental cleanup on Pawtucket...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank recently approved a $400,000 loan for a mixed-use redevelopment project in downtown Pawtucket, according to a news...
Former R.I. DEM Director Coit named NOAA Fisheries assistant administrator
PROVIDENCE – Former R.I. Department of Environmental Management Director Janet Coit has officially been named the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries assistant administrator,...
Kettle Point project is a regulatory win for R.I.
A recent environmental award for an East Providence waterfront project says as much about environmental regulation in Rhode Island as it does about the...
DEM director Janet Coit stepping down, reportedly for U.S. Commerce role
PROVIDENCE – Janet Coit, director of the R.I. Department of Environmental Management, will depart her role on June 18, Gov. Daniel J. Mckee announced...
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...