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Air Quality Alert: Unhealthy Ozone Expected Wednesday in Washington and Newport Counties
State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
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July 29, 2025
Published on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 PROVIDENCE, RI - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) forecasts that air quality will reach unhealthy levels for sensitive groups due to elevated ground-level ozone on Wednesday, July...
Attorney General James Sues FEMA for Cutting Bipartisan Funding for Natural Disasters
New York Attorney General
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July 16, 2025
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 19 other states in suing the Trump administration over its deadly decision to illegally shut down the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) bipartisan Building...
EthosEnergy Secures Multi-Year Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Agreement with Rhode Island State Energy Center
EIN Presswire
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July 15, 2025
HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, July 15, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- EthosEnergy has secured a new multi-year Operations and Maintenance (O&M) agreement with Rhode Island State Energy Center, LP (RISEC), advancing its role as a leading care, custody...
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
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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...
AG Brown sues Trump administration for blocking Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funding
Washington State Office of Attorney General
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July 29, 2025
SEATTLE — Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 24 states in suing the Trump Administration over a provision in recent Congressional budget legislation that unlawfully targets Planned Parenthood. The provision specifically blocks...
Air Quality Alert: Unhealthy Ozone Expected Tuesday in Washington and Newport Counties
State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
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July 28, 2025
Published on Monday, July 28, 2025 PROVIDENCE, RI - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) forecasts that air quality will reach unhealthy levels for sensitive groups due to elevated ground-level ozone on Tuesday, July 29....
Aquatic Weed Treatment Scheduled for Meadowbrook Pond
State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
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July 28, 2025
Published on Monday, July 28, 2025 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that Meadowbrook Pond, Richmond will receive treatment to control infestations of invasive aquatic plants on Wednesday,...
Alta Equipment Group Announces Date of Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results Release, Conference Call and Webcast
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 28, 2025
LIVONIA, Mich., July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alta Equipment Group Inc. (NYSE: ALTG) (“Alta” or “the Company”), a leading provider of premium material handling, construction and environmental processing equipment and related services, today...
Attorney General James Takes Action to Block Unlawful Termination of Environmental Justice Grant Program
New York Attorney General
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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...
Attorney General Bonta Blasts U.S. EPA for Illegally Terminating Environmental Justice Grants
Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice
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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 Brown joins lawsuit challenging Trump administration’s illegal demands that states hand over sensitive personal data of SNAP recipients
Washington State Office of Attorney General
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July 29, 2025
SEATTLE — Attorney General Nick Brown today, as part of a coalition of 21 states, filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) demand that states turn over personal and sensitive information about millions of...
RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Meshanticut Lake
Rhode Island Government
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July 25, 2025
RHODE ISLAND, July 25 - The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are recommending people avoid contact with Meshanticut Lake in Cranston due to a confirmed cyanobacteria bloom....
Travel Advisory: Two Night Exit Closure in Pawtucket Scheduled Next Week to Install a Wrong Way Driving System
Rhode Island Government
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July 25, 2025
RHODE ISLAND, July 25 - The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to close Exit 41A off I-95 North in Pawtucket on Wednesday and Thursday nights, July 30 and 31, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. to install a wrong way driving...
Air Quality Alert: Unhealthy Fine Particles Expected Due to Canadian Wildfire Smoke
State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
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July 26, 2025
Published on Saturday, July 26, 2025 PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) forecasts UNHEALTHY fine particle levels for Saturday June 26, 2025 for the entire state. Canadian wildfire smoke is expected to linger...
Travel Advisory Reminder: Weekend Lane and Ramp Closures Needed at I-295/Route 37 Interchange in Cranston for Opening of New Flyover Bridge
Rhode Island Government
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July 24, 2025
RHODE ISLAND, July 24 - The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that starting on Friday night, July 25, it will have lane and ramp closures lasting through the weekend at the I-295/Route 37 interchange in...
Travel Advisory: Lane Reduction on Eddy Street Bridge
Rhode Island Government
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July 24, 2025
RHODE ISLAND, July 24 - On Monday, July 28, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will reduce traffic to one lane on the bridge that carries Eddy Street over I-95. An alternating traffic pattern both north and southbound will be in...
RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Meshanticut Lake
State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management
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July 25, 2025
Published on Friday, July 25, 2025 The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are recommending people avoid contact with Meshanticut Lake in Cranston due to a confirmed cyanobacteria...
RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Meshanticut Lake
Rhode Island Government
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July 25, 2025
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are recommending people avoid contact with Meshanticut Lake in Cranston due to a confirmed cyanobacteria bloom. Cyanobacteria, also known...
RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Meshanticut Lake
State of Rhode Island Department of Health
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July 25, 2025
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are recommending people avoid contact with Meshanticut Lake in Cranston due to a confirmed cyanobacteria bloom. Cyanobacteria, also known...
Travel Advisory: Two Night Exit Closure in Pawtucket Scheduled Next Week to Install a Wrong Way Driving System
Rhode Island Government
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July 25, 2025
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is scheduled to close Exit 41A off I-95 North in Pawtucket on Wednesday and Thursday nights, July 30 and 31, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. to install a wrong way driving system. Motorists are advised...