EcoRI News Roundup: Compiled by Bonnie Phillips/EcoRI News
BILL WOULD INJECT $16 MILLION INTO GREEN ECONOMY BOND PROVIDENCE — State lawmakers and environmental groups are teaming up to plug a funding gap and save Rhode Island’s land conservation […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Spring Planting Guide: Adapted from the URI Cooperative Extension’s Planting Calendar
To start seeds indoors this spring, you will need small pots or containers filled with seed-starting mix or potting soil. With either soil, be sure to make sure the mix […]
Woony Wonders: May 2024
Hello! My name is Brookie – I am a female brook trout and ambassador for the Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council‘s Environmental Education programs. Comic by Lermworm.
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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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]