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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...
POINT OF CONTENTION: State Rep. Brian Patrick Kennedy overlooks the Potter Hill Dam at the Pawcatuck River. The town of Westerly wants to remove the dam, but some residents in Westerly and Hopkinton are concerned about the aftereffects. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

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...
JANET COIT, former director of the R.I. Department of Environmental Management, has been named the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries assistant administrator. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

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,...
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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...
JANET COIT, longtime director of R.I. Department of Environmental Management, will leave the agency on June 18. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

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...
ADVANCED PLANNING: Arnold “Buff” Chace Jr., managing principal of Cornish Associates LP, is co-chairman of a group called the Providence Resilience Partnership, which is looking at how to better understand and prepare the city for flood risk and secure federal funding for its priorities. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

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...
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