Outdoors in RI: Tick Guy, PFA well tests, Washing boats of Invasive Plants, Vets surf, Coastal study

May 30, 2025 |
A man in overalls holding a stick

URI tick expert shares tips for a tick-free summer The University of Rhode Island’s resident “tick guy†gets calls for his expertise far and wide, consulting regularly with media outlets across the country, even celebrity sites concerned about the new tick-driven meat allergy. Thomas Mather is director of URI’s Center for Vector-Borne Disease, and regularly fields national…

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Rhode Island extinguishes firefighting foam threat – Ocean State Stories

March 11, 2024
A group of firefighters standing in front of a fire, ready to deploy firefighting foam.

This story is published in partnership between RINewsToday.com and Ocean State Stories, a journalism initiative at Salve Regina University. by Frank Carini – Originally published by ecoRI News, a nonprofit newsroom covering environmental news in Rhode Island. Read more at ecoRI.org Photo: U.S. Air Force, via Ocean State Stories 49 tons of toxic PFAS have…

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Outdoors in RI: Common sense not so common – Jeff Gross

August 18, 2023
A stunning fireworks display illuminating the dark sky.

by Jeff Gross, contributing writer, commentary “I’ve found that common sense ain’t so common.” – Mark Twain (or 18th century Voltaire) Throughout the last 50 years there has been hysteria crisis after hysteria crisis. “We are entering an Ice Age!”.  We are depleting the ozone layer therefore we must ban freons, then the Acid Rain crisis…

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