AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoEnvironmental Education: Mt. Hope High senior Avery Walsh was named Rhode Island Environmental Education Association’s Youth Leader of the Year for her work advancing environmental and social justice in her school and community. Fisheries: URI researchers will join a U.S. State Department-funded project to strengthen global fisheries and help curb illegal fishing. Watershed Protection: Save the Bay and Save the Lakes are urging voters to back the Green Economy Bond, which would provide $7 million for water quality and habitat restoration; they note invasive species have impaired uses of 73 Rhode Island lakes and ponds. Clean Water: The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank received $38.7 million in federal funding for lead pipe inventories and replacements statewide, with the work intended to protect residents without charging property owners. Waste and Energy: DEM is seeking public comment on a report recommending a bottle bill and extended producer responsibility program, while a $9 million renewable electricity project is planned for Providence’s Smith Hill next year.
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