Tag: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Horsley Witten completes plan to address stormwater runoff at RWP Zoo
Positioned along the border of Providence and Cranston sits the nation’s third-oldest zoo.
Opened in 1872, the Roger Williams Park Zoo has undergone many expansion...
Money isn’t only thing slowing Cliff Walk repairs
For generations, Newport’s city officials have had to strike a perilous balance between the public value of one of Rhode Island’s most recognizable tourist...
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...
North Kingstown mounts legal challenge on EPA permit for Quonset sludge...
The town of North Kingstown has put federal environmental regulators on notice: A lawsuit is coming.
The written warning sent by certified mail to the U.S. Environmental...
R.I. Infrastructure Bank awards $1.09M for stormwater, flood mitigation projects
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank has awarded more than $1 million in grants to 10 communities across the state to support stormwater...
EPA awards R.I. $604K for stormwater, sewer infrastructure needs
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Rhode Island a total of $604,000 through the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant...
R.I. environmental nonprofits sue Trump administration over funding freeze
Urban tree plantings, lead pipe education for landlords and local composting are already suffering from the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze, a new lawsuit...
United Way launches nonprofit fund amid federal funding uncertainty
PROVIDENCE – Citing uncertainty surrounding the status of federal funding and possible threats to local nonprofits’ stability, the United Way of Rhode Island Inc....
R.I. prepared if federal funds for decarbonization don’t materialize
Federal funds for decarbonization aren’t guaranteed anymore. Don’t worry, Rhode Island has a Plan B.
A years-in-the-making strategy for how Rhode Island will meet its...
R.I. Food Policy Council receives $18.7M federal grant to address food...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Food Policy Council has received a major eight-figure federal grant to help finance a project that the council says...
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