ecoRI News Roundup
HOUSE COMMISSION TO STUDY FEASIBILITY OF SOLAR ARRAYS ON HIGHWAY MEDIANS PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island could be sitting on hundreds of acres of unused land for new solar installations, and […]
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Holiday Small Works
November 4 - December 31A Christmas Carol
Everyone’s favorite curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge, is back. The timeless holiday tale of redemption and joy, Trinity Rep’s reimagined production always has a few new wrinkles, and has been a beloved
November 9 @ 10:00 am - December 31 @ 1:00 pm
Mineral Carbonation is Not the Solution We’re Hoping For: A look inside an alternative method of fossil fuel usage
For years, humanity has heavily relied on the use of fossil fuels; in fact, 81 percent of the total energy used in the U.S. is extracted from oil, coal, and […]
ecoRI News Roundup
Federal Judge Dismisses Suit Challenging Shoreline Access Law PROVIDENCE — Shoreline activists around Rhode Island celebrated when a federal judge dismissed a legal challenge to the state’s new shoreline access […]
ECORI NEWS Roundup: Beach closures, oysters, heat pumps, oh my!
R.I. Sees Highest Number of Beach Closures in Nearly 20 Years PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island has seen the highest number of beach closures in nearly two decades this year. According […]
ecoRI News Roundup: New RIPTA director, no offshore wind, safe fishing?
RIDOT Director Alviti Takes Helm of RIPTA Board PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Department of Transportation director Peter Alviti took the helm of the state transit system’s governing board last week, […]
Air Quality from Canadian Fires, Mon – Tue: Moderate, possibly Unhealthy
At Providence, air pollution from particulate matter at least 2.5µm (PM2.5) is expected to reach “moderate” levels (51-100) Mon and Tue as a result of continuing wildfires in Canada, possibly […]
SHELLO!: Save the Bay, Save the Mermaids
“I’ve yet to meet a little girl or a little boy who hasn’t told me they’ve always wanted to be a mermaid or a merman,” said Jessie Jewels, the recent […]
EcoRI News Roundup: Nipping nips and tucking fossil energy
1989 Law Says Nips Are Illegal in RI The law has gone unenforced for three decades. In fact, few people walking the halls of the Statehouse or working inside the […]
Birds In Trouble: Audubon Report warns New England’s birds are in decline
Climate change and habitat loss are making things difficult for our local feathered friends, as revealed in a 2023 report from the Audubon Society of Rhode Island. On January 28, […]
Breaking Into the Woods: Trails for summer exploration
For Motif’s new environmental podcast, Earth, Wind and Water: We Will Be Ancestors, Sam Zimmer sat down with Mel Thibeault, founder of RI Queer Hikes to talk about hiking around […]