Posts Tagged ‘Narragansett Bay’
34th annual RI Governor’s Bay Day – state beaches, beach bus, and saltwater fishing
Governor Dan McKee signed an Executive Order announcing that the 34th annual Governor’s Bay Day celebration will take place on Sunday, July 30. Major perks include free beach parking at all state beaches and free Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) beach bus service. Weather services are saying Sunday will be the best day of the weekend…
Read MoreURI racing to get ahead of Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) outbreaks dangerous to public health
Photo: A healthy Narragansett Bay in sight? URI partnership is using bot-derived data to predict harmful algal blooms, a global problem in Narragansett Bay and beyond. Narragansett Bay is well-known for its photo opportunities. At the University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay Campus, oceanography Associate Professor Colleen Mouw and Ph.D. candidate Vitul Agarwal are snapping away—in the name of…
Read MoreRhode Island: $691,000. Massachusetts: $27.5M from new Climate-Ready Coasts Initiative
Rhode Island will have two projects funded by a new initiative announced by VP Harris. They are part of a $562 million climate change package funding projects primarily on the country’s coastline to address rising seas and coastal flooding. Rhode Island’s package will total approximately $691,000. These two projects will create jobs and boost economic…
Read More$50M Green Bond – for a more resilient Rhode Island – promotion event TODAY
Information was released and an event planned for TODAY, September 27th at 1pm at Farm Fresh Rhode Island, 10 Sims Avenue in Providence to promote the 2022 Green Bond, Question No. 3 on the referendum ballot in November. Protecting Narragansett Bay and drinking water, strengthening the state against global warming, reclaiming contaminated brownfield sites for…
Read MoreClimate Crisis risks catastrophe to Providence and Narragansett Bay
A federal judge has rejected Shell Oil’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), in a decision rendered Sept. 28th. The lawsuit against Shell Oil will now proceed to discovery. CLF’s lawsuit alleges that Shell has put Providence and Narragansett Bay in harm’s way by failing to prepare its oil storage…
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