Posts Tagged ‘pollution’
R.I. beach closures declined sharply this year – Ocean State Stories, ecoRI
By Rob Smith. Originally published by ecoRI News, a nonprofit newsroom covering environmental news in Rhode Island. Republished by Ocean State Stories, a journalism initiative at Salve Regina University, and RINewsToday. Read more at ecoRI.org Last year, closures were highest since 2006. Rhode Island beaches were much healthier this summer, at least when compared to…
Read MoreFrequent fires add to pollution woes along Allens Avenue – (ecoRI News, Ocean State Stories)
Originally published by ecoRI.org, a nonprofit newsroom covering environmental news in Rhode Island. Read more at ecoRI.org – and Ocean State Stories, a media outlet that publishes journalism on issues of importance to Rhode Island’s diverse communities that often are neglected or under-reported. by Rob Smith/ecoRI News staff Ten days after a scrap metal fire was…
Read MoreURI Honors Class plans visual display on the quad of impact of river pollution
Photo: River Stories Class at Wood River Field Trip. Photo Credit, Dr. Heather Johnson How students are working to make a difference URI Honors 411 River Stories Class is hosting an event on the URI Quad on December 7th, 2023 from 11-3 pm. The event will feature a visual display of the great impact of…
Read MoreHope for Woonsocket stink in RI AG, DEM lawsuit to stop sewage dumping into Blackstone
RI AG & DEM file suit in Woonssocket raw sewage issue
Read MoreTobacco: Poisoning our planet
The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday revealed new information on the extent to which tobacco damages both the environment and human health, calling for steps to make the industry more accountable for the destruction it is causing. Every year the tobacco industry costs the world more than 8 million human lives, 600 million trees, 200,000…
Read MoreMajor oil/gas companies to pay $17M+ to Rhode Island for polluting soil, groundwater with gas additive (MTBE)
Rhode Island’s combined recoveries from settlements as part of Rhode Island’s ongoing MTBE litigation total over $17 million PROVIDENCE, RI – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that his office has resolved Rhode Island’s lawsuit against three of the nation’s largest refiners of gasoline. The State’s case, filed in September 2016, alleged that Shell,…
Read MoreUPDATED: Where is the urgency to clean up toxic Allens Avenue?
Attorney General Neronha, DEM Director Gray issue statements following successful effort to shut down operations at Rhode Island Recycled Metals until further notice Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Director Terrence Gray today issued the following statements after today’s decision by Providence Superior Court Justice Brian P. Stern granting the…
Read MoreSchools near highways: Open windows let toxic pollutants in – Richard Asinof
The dilemma posed by opening windows at schools is that in efforts to reduce the possible transmission of the coronavirus, it is increasing the flow of toxic pollutants from highway exhaust into the classroom Photo: A map details the proximity of schools that are less than 1,000 feet from major roadways in Providence. by Richard…
Read MoreIn goes the bad air…
Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com What happens when an elementary school is inundated with polluted air from a highway in Providence? ConvergenceRI Editor’s Note: Here is an in-depth story by Grace Kelly, explaining why it is not always a beautiful day in the neighborhood at Vartan Gregorian because of the persistent, toxic air pollution from the nearby…
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