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February 15, 2019

Rhode Island Ranked in Top 10 for Asthma Rate

February 15, 2019/ Tim Faulkner
Rhode Island Ranked in Top 10 for Asthma Rate

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.

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February 15, 2019/ Tim Faulkner/ 1 Comment
January 24, 2019

Aquidneck Island’s Water Resources Impaired by Runoff

January 24, 2019/ Jo Detz

MIDDLETOWN, 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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January 24, 2019/ Jo Detz/ Comment
January 09, 2019

Improvement Plan Needed for Hundred Acre Cove

January 09, 2019/ Jo Detz
Improvement Plan Needed for Hundred Acre Cove

Recreational activity in Hundred Acre Cove in Barrington, R.I., has increased in recent years despite chronic water pollution issues.

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January 09, 2019/ Jo Detz/ 1 Comment
October 08, 2018

DEM Says Little Harm Caused by Thousands of Gallons of Spilled Gasoline

October 08, 2018/ Tim Faulkner

PROVIDENCE — 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.

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October 08, 2018/ Tim Faulkner/ 1 Comment
October 06, 2018

New Plastic Pollution Task Force Downplays Recycling

October 06, 2018/ Tim Faulkner
New Plastic Pollution Task Force Downplays Recycling

PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island is getting serious about reducing plastic waste, at least when it comes to talking and convening experts.

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October 06, 2018/ Tim Faulkner/ 3 Comments
September 24, 2018

Crane Barge Remains Stuck in Providence River

September 24, 2018/ Tim Faulkner

PROVIDENCE — Deadlines have come and gone for the owner of a sunken crane to remove the eyesore form the Providence River.

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September 24, 2018/ Tim Faulkner/ 4 Comments
September 06, 2018

Aquidneck Island Embraces Simple Actions to Help Curb Stormwater Pollution

September 06, 2018/ Jo Detz

AQUIDNECK ISLAND, R.I. — Mitigating the impacts of contaminated stormwater runoff doesn't have to cost millions and take years to complete.

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September 06, 2018/ Jo Detz/ 2 Comments
August 24, 2018

Aquidneck Island’s Waters Under Tremendous Pressure

August 24, 2018/ Jo Detz

AQUIDNECK 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.

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August 24, 2018/ Jo Detz/ 2 Comments
August 18, 2018

Trashy Conditions Can Lead to Flooding Problems

August 18, 2018/ Jo Detz
Trashy Conditions Can Lead to Flooding Problems

WEST WARWICK, R.I. — Years ago Cedar Brook, before it runs beneath Cowesett Avenue, was impounded to create what is now commonly called “Remington Pond.”

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August 18, 2018/ Jo Detz/ 2 Comments
July 18, 2018

Executive Orders Won't Slow R.I.'s Plastic Tidal Wave

July 18, 2018/ Jo Detz
Executive Orders Won't Slow R.I.'s Plastic Tidal Wave

All 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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July 18, 2018/ Jo Detz/ 4 Comments
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Rhode Island Ranked in Top 10 for Asthma Rate
Rhode Island Ranked in Top 10 for Asthma Rate
Aquidneck Island’s Water Resources Impaired by Runoff
Improvement Plan Needed for Hundred Acre Cove
Improvement Plan Needed for Hundred Acre Cove
DEM Says Little Harm Caused by Thousands of Gallons of Spilled Gasoline
New Plastic Pollution Task Force Downplays Recycling
New Plastic Pollution Task Force Downplays Recycling
Crane Barge Remains Stuck in Providence River
Aquidneck Island Embraces Simple Actions to Help Curb Stormwater Pollution
Aquidneck Island’s Waters Under Tremendous Pressure
Trashy Conditions Can Lead to Flooding Problems
Trashy Conditions Can Lead to Flooding Problems
Executive Orders Won't Slow R.I.'s Plastic Tidal Wave
Executive Orders Won't Slow R.I.'s Plastic Tidal Wave
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