ecoRI News Roundup: Emissions past, present & future
State to examine natural gas’s role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions WARWICK — State utility officials will start the new year with a special resolution: studying how the natural gas […]
Events:
A Shared Journey
September 13, 2025 - March 5, 2026This Is a Thing, Recent Gifts to Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, 2020–2025
September 14, 2025 - March 1, 2026The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
EcoRI News Roundup: Environmentally friendly beer top offs and more
R.I. Transportation Committee Hears Pleas to Revamp Transit System RI’s failure to meet its transportation goals and promises made in recent years will have a deep impact on public health […]
EcoRI News Roundup: November 2022
R.I. Supreme Court Ends Years-Long Battle Over Block Island Marina Expansion The RI Supreme Court has rejected a controversial agreement between the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) and Champlin’s Marina […]
Resurrection and Preservation: EcoRI News Roundup
Resurrection of Environmental Bills Held for Further Study in 2021 RI legislators returned to the General Assembly chambers in January, and environmental advocates are hoping to pass an ambitious agenda. […]
The Birds & The Oysters: EcoRI News Roundup
From Superfund Site to Solar Farm Nestled between Pontiac Avenue and the Pawtuxet River in Cranston, the Beacon Solar Project hosts 9,000 ground-mounted solar panels that can power 509 households. […]
Unholy Lotus, Asphalt Woes, and De-Signed Trees: ecoRI News Roundup
Zoning Board Kicks Asphalt Operation to the Curb Providence’s Zoning Board of Review unanimously denied a variance request Oct. 13 from a pavement manufacturing company that sought to continue the […]
Unbalanced Trees and Climate Change helps Archeologist: A roundup of environmental happenings from ecoRI News
An Unfair Tale of Two Tree Canopies At the corner of John and Benefit streets on Providence’s East Side, the tree equity score — a measure that indicates whether there are […]
Are We Ready?: A roundup of environmental happenings from ecoRI News
An Unenforced Emissions Law Means Diesel Trucks Can Pollute at Will Your personal vehicle has to undergo an emissions check every two years, but Rhode Island doesn’t inspect long-haul trucks […]
The Heat Is on in RI: A roundup of environmental happenings from ecoRI News
More Good Beach Days, In Spite of Rain In the first decade of the 2000s, beach closures were trending in the wrong direction. In 2003, Rhode Island beaches were closed […]
Improvements All Around: A roundup of environmental happenings from ecoRI News
Shellfishing in the Providence River? Sure! Years of work and millions of dollars in investment are paying off for the Providence River, and with it, fishing and shellfishing opportunities have […]