PROVIDENCE — A study of air pollution along Interstate 95 found what has long been suspected: neighborhoods close to the highway and the city’s industrial waterfront are suffering from unhealthy emissions.
Read MoreMIDDLETOWN, R.I. — During periods of heavy rain, as the region experienced on Jan. 24, excess stormwater carries toxic pollutants through drinking water supplies and overflows into recreational coastal waters.
Read MoreRecreational activity in Hundred Acre Cove in Barrington, R.I., has increased in recent years despite chronic water pollution issues.
Read MorePROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said the thousands of gallons of gasoline that recently poured into the Providence River had minimal environmental impacts and will not harm aquatic life.
Read MorePROVIDENCE — Rhode Island is getting serious about reducing plastic waste, at least when it comes to talking and convening experts.
Read MorePROVIDENCE — Deadlines have come and gone for the owner of a sunken crane to remove the eyesore form the Providence River.
Read MoreAQUIDNECK ISLAND, R.I. — Mitigating the impacts of contaminated stormwater runoff doesn't have to cost millions and take years to complete.
Read MoreAQUIDNECK ISLAND, R.I. — The ponds, rivers, brooks, and streams that supply the Newport Water Division with drinking water and the island’s popular beaches are relentlessly stressed by contaminated stormwater runoff.
Read MoreWEST WARWICK, R.I. — Years ago Cedar Brook, before it runs beneath Cowesett Avenue, was impounded to create what is now commonly called “Remington Pond.”
Read MoreAll of Rhode Island’s programs, initiatives, and goals are well-meaning actions, but without concrete efforts backing them up, they won’t stem the tide of plastic pollution in any significant manner.
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