Compiled by Bonnie Phillips/ecoRI News McKee, Region’s Governors Seek Environmental Impact Assessment Reforms PROVIDENCE — Is it time to reform how the federal government assesses the environmental impact of energy projects? Gov. Dan McKee apparently thinks so. The National Governors Association recently released a letter sent to Congress outlining a package of desired permitting reforms […]
When a whale dies, sometimes the ocean delivers it back to us. Whether it drifts ashore in a quiet cove or crashes onto a crowded beach, its body becomes a stage upon which humans project meaning: grief, gratitude, and even opportunity. This past spring, a minke whale carcass washed up against the shoreline at Bold […]
While PVD is far from a concrete jungle, we do have our fair share of triple-deckers and cramped quarters. Tree-lined sidewalks are in no shortage, despite what neighborhood you’re in, but that doesn’t mean that it can’t feel like a metropolitan maze sometimes. This is when we need to remind ourselves that the creative capital […]
With temperatures sinking and some flurries spotted, we’ve reached the time of year when cozying up inside becomes second nature. But what if spending a few more moments outdoors has more to offer than our shivers might suggest? Believe me, I’m in favor of staying snug — I write to you from beneath an electric […]
Make it easy for people to be environmentally conscious and they will do it. Growing up in South Kingstown, composting was a staple of my childhood, and many of my friends’. I have memories of complaining as I traipsed down the hill in my backyard through the snow or in the rain to empty the […]
Tucked inland and surrounded by the city of Providence, the Peace and Plenty Community Garden lives up to its name. While it is a sanctuary for the peace-seekers, it is also a pollinator corridor that supports native bees, butterflies, lady bugs, and other creatures that complete a more wholistic garden system. There is also an […]
I am the type of person who is constantly looking for an adventure. So, in the summer of 2022, I decided to be a camp advisor for a summer program that my old middle school was hosting. It was a four-week program in which I mentored the seventh and eighth grade campers. During the third […]
My list of favorite roadside attractions includes these gems: • Lucy the Margate Elephant (Margate City, New Jersey) • Enchanted Highway (Regent, North Dakota) • Cadillac Ranch (Amarillo, Texas) • Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox (Bemidji, Minnesota) • World’s Largest Ball of Twine (Gawker City, Kansas) Every one of them warrants pulling off […]
In April 2024, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released their temperature predictions for this coming summer. Currently, there is a 50-60% chance that temperatures will be above normal over much of New England. This is not a surprise. Over the past 13 years, average summer temperatures have increased as much as 3.2 degrees fahrenheit […]
“Through my work, I can create this cultural connection with nature and the places around us,” says this month’s cover artist May Babcock. Babcock forages for inspiration and raw materials where land meets sea. On windswept shores, she wades through tidal pools and combs beaches, gathering cast-off treasures brought in with each alternating rush of […]