Plastics Task Force and Gov. Endorse Statewide Bag Ban
/PROVIDENCE — Gov. Gina Raimondo is all-in on a statewide bag ban and past opponents of the concept aren’t objecting.
Read MoreU.S. Senate Passes Bill to Protect Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed
/The U.S. Senate recently voted to approve a public lands package that includes language to designate river segments within the Wood-Pawcatuck watershed as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Read MoreOnline Tools Help Homeowners with Septic Troubles
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The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has been awarded a $300,000 grant for a project to further expand online access to onsite wastewater treatment system records.
Read MoreBarrington Council Bans Several Single-Use Plastics
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BARRINGTON, R.I. — The Town Council has continued its role as a front runner on banning plastics.
Read MoreNew Bills Ban Plastic Straws, Food Packaging Chemicals
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PROVIDENCE — Sen. Michael McCaffrey, D-Warwick, introduced a bill that prohibits restaurants from providing single-use plastic straws, unless requested.
Read MoreWhitehouse Team Helps Bring Down EPA's Pruitt
/PROVIDENCE — The takedown of Scott Pruitt as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency had some help from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and an investigative operation by his office.
Read MoreBill Offers Tax Break for Building Seawalls, Elevating Homes
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PROVIDENCE — A bill in the General Assembly would allow municipalities to offer a tax reduction if property owners guard against climate change.
Read MoreBarrington Closer to Banning Foam and Other Plastics
/BARRINGTON, R.I. — Rhode Island’s first municipal ban on foam containers and other plastic packaging has moved closer to reality with the preliminary adoption of an ambitious plan to rid the community of a wide range of plastics.
Read MoreDetails Needed for Proposed R.I. Statewide Bag Ban
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PROVIDENCE — The Task Force to Tackle Plastics has so far focused on removing single-use plastics, such as bags, straws, and foam containers, from the state’s waste stream.
Read MoreRaytheon Co. Penalized for Wetlands Violations
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ANDOVER, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection recently penalized the Raytheon Co. for the destruction of some 5,000 square feet of bordering vegetated wetland.
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