A little-known beach at a private school in Chepachet has been closed since July 18 because of unsafe levels of bacteria. Overall, however, Rhode Island beach closures are in decline this summer after two years of higher numbers.
Read MoreNARRAGANSETT BAY — Save The Bay is playing a leading role in establishing baseline data on the amount of microplastics within the Narragansett Bay watershed. The goal is to highlight this growing problem and draw attention to regional efforts to eliminate single-use plastics.
Read MoreThe U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has proposed to use about $90,000 of the Centredale Manor Superfund Site’s damage settlement to fund habitat improvements along the Woonasquatucket River.
Read MorePROVIDENCE — A petroleum-storage business on Allens Avenue with a recent history of odor complaints has been ordered by the state to cease a portion of it operations for failing to fix a problem.
Read MoreThe American Lung Association’s 2019 “State of the Air” report found all three reporting counties in Rhode Island received failing grades for ozone pollution.
Read MorePROVIDENCE — To draw attention to a plastic waste problem, traps called trash skimmers have been installed around Narragansett Bay to collect plastic debris and other trash in the marine environment.
Read MorePORTSMOUTH, R.I. — The Newport & Narragansett Bay Railroad Co. has been cited by the Coastal Resources Management Council for spraying herbicide within 200 feet of coastal features without approval.
Read MoreWEST GREENWICH, R.I. — Hopkins Hill Sand & Stone has been illegally discharging waste runoff into a popular Rhode Island management area since at least 2004.
Read MorePROVIDENCE — 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.
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