AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoCoastal Change: URI has made more than six decades of surveys from eight southern Rhode Island beaches available online, showing how storms and long-term erosion reshape the shore. Water Safety: State officials advised people to avoid Lake Washington in Glocester after tests found a harmful algae bloom; a separate advisory was issued for Johnson’s Pond in Coventry. Wildlife and Health: Block Island’s residents and property owners are being asked for input on deer management as officials consider links between the island’s deer population and tick-borne illness. Rhode Island also reported its first human West Nile case of 2026, likely acquired out of state. Resilience: New Shoreham’s coastal committee is reconsidering plans for a relocated beach pavilion, weighing storm risks, costs and whether to advance its design. Conservation: URI researchers are examining disease, pollution and PFAS in Narragansett Bay shellfish labs, while Audubon has broken ground on a solar carport at its Bristol nature center.
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