NEWPORT, R.I. — Strawless by the Sea launched June 8 and will continue through the summer. Bars, restaurants and other establishments are encouraged to make a voluntary commitment to stop offering plastic straws and stirrers.
Read MoreMost of the settlement funds will be spent on a plan between the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority and the Department of Environmental Management to electrify a portion of state’s fleet of 250 buses.
Read MoreEnvironment Massachusetts has launched a new statewide campaign to ban polystyrene, commonly known as Styrofoam.
Read MoreWEST GREENWICH, R.I. — During a recent hike of the Big River Management Area there was plenty of evidence of runoff damage, such as accumulating silt on rocks and stream beds and out-of-place gravel and rocks that could only be classified as washed-away quarry debris.
Read MoreAbout 8 million tons of plastic waste is dumped in the world’s oceans every year.
Read MoreRhode Island and eight other states are suing the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to enforce rules that regulate climate emissions from landfills.
Read MoreIndustrial facilities dumped excessive pollution into Massachusetts waterways 124 times over 21 months.
Read MorePresident Trump’s war on pollution rules prompted nine states to sue the Environmental Protection Agency over its decision to ignore smog regulations.
Read MoreMILFORD, Conn. — Ribbed mussels can remove nitrogen and other excess nutrients from an urban estuary and could help improve water quality in other urban and coastal locations, according to a recent study.
Read MoreThe U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the state of Massachusetts, and the state of Rhode Island reached a proposed settlement Oct. 19, which, if approved by the court, will require the Bouchard Transportation Co. to pay more than $13 million.
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