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Governor McKee, Office of Energy Resources and Department of Environmental Management Award Agricultural Energy Grants to 23 Rhode Island Farms

State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management · July 8, 2025

Published on Tuesday, July 08, 2025 PROVIDENCE, RI — Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER), and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have awarded more than $400,000 in funding to support 23...

Attorney General Bonta Blasts U.S. EPA for Illegally Terminating Environmental Justice Grants

Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice · July 7, 2025

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general in submitting an amicus brief supporting Earthjustice, Public Rights Project, and Southern Environmental Law Center in their class action...

Attorney General James Takes Action to Block Unlawful Termination of Environmental Justice Grant Program

New York Attorney General · July 8, 2025

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James co-led a coalition of 19 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for unlawfully terminating the Environmental...

University of Rhode Island announces plan to reopen W. Alton Jones Campus

State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management · June 27, 2025

Published on Friday, June 27, 2025 Under an agreement approved Friday by the URI Board of Trustees, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management will invest in critical infrastructure and natural resource protection, enabling the campus...

RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Almy Pond

State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management · July 8, 2025

Published on Tuesday, July 08, 2025 The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Almy Pond in Newport due to harmful algae blooms (HABs). All...

Attorney General Jeff Jackson Takes Legal Action to Defend North Carolinians’ Access to Critical Information During Natural Disasters

North Carolina Attorney General · June 20, 2025

RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 21 other attorneys general joined an amicus brief to protect funding for public radio and TV stations that provide vital emergency communications to North Carolinians during natural disasters,...

Rhode Island Sees Decrease in Drug Overdose Deaths, Continues a Two-Year Decline

Rhode Island Government · June 12, 2025

RHODE ISLAND, June 12 - Governor Dan McKee and the Governor's Overdose Task Force announced today that overdose deaths in Rhode Island dropped 25% since 2022 - continuing a two-year decline and falling to levels not seen since before the COVID-19...

Rhode Island Sees Decrease in Drug Overdose Deaths, Continues a Two-Year Decline

State of Rhode Island Department of Health · June 12, 2025

Governor Dan McKee and the Governor's Overdose Task Force announced today that overdose deaths in Rhode Island dropped 25% since 2022 - continuing a two-year decline and falling to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic. According to...

Rhode Island Sees Decrease in Drug Overdose Deaths, Continues a Two-Year Decline

Rhode Island Government · June 12, 2025

Travel Advisory: Route 99 South Lane Split Begins July 11

Rhode Island Government · July 7, 2025

RHODE ISLAND, July 7 - On Friday night, July 11, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will change the traffic pattern on Route 99 South where it passes over Route 146 in North Smithfield. RIDOT is doing phased bridge preservation...

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Businesses, environmentalists join forces to stop NY offshore wind project they fear will harm fishing, sea life

New York Post · July 9, 2025

They’re in uncharted waters. In a rare move, businesses and environmentalists have joined forces in court to furiously fight New York’s Empire Wind One offshore project, saying that it will devastate both the commercial fishing industry and marine...

‘A confession of failure’: Whitehouse readies 300th climate speech

E&E News · July 9, 2025

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse will deliver his 300th speech on climate change on the Senate floor Wednesday, marking a new milestone in a series that has run for 13 years. The Rhode Island Democrat also released a video retrospective ahead of the...

Flash Flood Warnings Issued in Massachusetts and Rhode Island Ahead of Severe Storms

Times News Global · July 9, 2025

BOSTON, Massachusetts — Flash flood warnings were issued early Thursday morning for Bristol and Plymouth counties in Massachusetts and Providence and Newport counties in Rhode Island. The warnings are set to remain in effect until 2:45 a.m. Severe...

Rhode Island Energy Foundation awards $250,000 in grants to local nonprofits

Providence Business News - Rhode Island · July 9, 2025

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Energy Foundation has announced $250,000 in grants to support 22 nonprofit organizations dedicated to enhancing the lives of residents throughout the state. Since 2022, the foundation – an independent nonprofit funded...

Rhode Island awards $400K in agricultural energy grants

Ocean State Today - Rhode Island · July 8, 2025

Terrence Gray, Director | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Agriculture and Forest EnvironmentTerrence Gray, Director | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Division of Agriculture and Forest...

Zebra at Rhode Island zoo dies in "tragic accident" during storm

CBS 4 Boston - Massachusetts ·

July 8, 2025 / 12:30 PM EDT / CBS Boston Zebra at Roger Williams Park Zoo dies during storm Zebra at Roger Williams Park Zoo dies during storm 00:31 The Roger Williams Zoo in Providence, Rhode island says one of its "cherished" zebras died in a...

5 Charming Small Towns in Rhode Island for Lighthouses, Ice Cream, and Beautiful Beaches

AFAR · July 8, 2025

Providence and Newport swim in attention from Rhode Island visitors, but there’s plenty to see beyond the city and the sea in the Ocean State. Here are five destinations, from quiet New England harbor villages to bustling towns repowered with...

Is Weather the Next Weapon of Mass Destruction?

Townhall · July 9, 2025

The storms in rural Texas have been devastating, and the Trump Administration has acted swiftly. Last season’s hurricanes that blew through Florida, much of Georgia, parts of South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and certainly western North...

Severe Weather: Rhode Island under heat advisory, flood watch

Providence Journal - Rhode Island ·

PROVIDENCE – A heat advisory is again in effect for northern Rhode Island, with the temperature expected to reach 92 degrees and the heat index value as high as 103 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. The weather service has also...

Multistate coalition supports lawsuit against EPA's termination of environmental justice grants

Golden State Today - California · July 7, 2025

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with attorneys general from 19 other states and territories, has submitted an amicus brief in support of Earthjustice, Public Rights Project, and the Southern Environmental Law Center. The lawsuit...

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Governor McKee, Office of Energy Resources and Department of Environmental Management Award Agricultural Energy Grants to 23 Rhode Island Farms

Attorney General Bonta Blasts U.S. EPA for Illegally Terminating Environmental Justice Grants

Attorney General James Takes Action to Block Unlawful Termination of Environmental Justice Grant Program

University of Rhode Island announces plan to reopen W. Alton Jones Campus

RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Almy Pond

Attorney General Jeff Jackson Takes Legal Action to Defend North Carolinians’ Access to Critical Information During Natural Disasters

Rhode Island Sees Decrease in Drug Overdose Deaths, Continues a Two-Year Decline

Rhode Island Sees Decrease in Drug Overdose Deaths, Continues a Two-Year Decline

Rhode Island Sees Decrease in Drug Overdose Deaths, Continues a Two-Year Decline

Travel Advisory: Route 99 South Lane Split Begins July 11

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Businesses, environmentalists join forces to stop NY offshore wind project they fear will harm fishing, sea life

‘A confession of failure’: Whitehouse readies 300th climate speech

Flash Flood Warnings Issued in Massachusetts and Rhode Island Ahead of Severe Storms

Rhode Island Energy Foundation awards $250,000 in grants to local nonprofits

Rhode Island awards $400K in agricultural energy grants

Zebra at Rhode Island zoo dies in "tragic accident" during storm

5 Charming Small Towns in Rhode Island for Lighthouses, Ice Cream, and Beautiful Beaches

Is Weather the Next Weapon of Mass Destruction?

Severe Weather: Rhode Island under heat advisory, flood watch

Multistate coalition supports lawsuit against EPA's termination of environmental justice grants

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