Food Scrap Being Wasted at Rhode Island Schools
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PROVIDENCE — In February, a trash audit at the Pell Elementary School in Newport recovered 238 pounds of food scrap from a single day.
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Bill Requires Egg Farmers to Give Hens More Space
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PROVIDENCE — Chicken happiness was a major subject in the latest effort to outlaw small, wire cages at egg farms.
Read MoreGlass Recycling a Problem: Market for Cullet Declining
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Unlike plastic, glass is nontoxic and can be recycled again and again. But plastic is cheap to make, ship and store, prompting beverage and food makers to turn to plastic as a way to boost profits.
Read MoreCarbon Tax Bill Moves Slowly Despite Need for Urgency
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PROVIDENCE — The need for action on climate change is becoming more urgent, according to proponents of a bill that places a fee on all instate fossil fuels.
Read MoreR.I. Tapped into Water Funds to Fill Budget Holes
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PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Ratepayers in most of Rhode Island’s 31 water districts pay some $5 million combined annually in surcharges. These water-related fees, however, are more like taxes.
Read MoreCoastal Board Wants Say in R.I. Offshore Drilling Ban
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PROVIDENCE — The backlash against President Trump and his environmental policies was evident in several bills heard by the General Assembly last week.
Read MoreStatewide Ban On Plastic Bags and Polystyrene is a Slog
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PROVIDENCE — The forces working for and against a statewide ban on plastic retail bags and polystyrene containers clashed during a recent House committee hearing.
Read MoreMayor Vetoes Providence Bag Ban
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PROVIDENCE — Bowing to public pressure, Mayor Jorge Elorza has reversed his support for an ordinance that bans plastic retail bags and requires at least a 10-cent fee on replacement bags.
Read MoreBill Adds Wood to R.I.'s Renewable-Energy Portfolio
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PROVIDENCE — A new bill in the General Assembly adds woody biomass to the list of eligible renewable-energy sources that qualify for net metering.
Read MoreDEM Losing More Staff as Fiscal 2019 Cuts Loom
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PROVIDENCE — There’s no doubt that the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has gotten smaller. Since 2003, the number of full-time employees has decreased from 650 to 420.
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