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Cranston Buys Homes to Reduce Flooding and Expenses

Climate Change: Governors Talk Resilience, Protesters Demand Action

Oil Giant Taken to Court Over Threats to Providence Waterfront

Here’s Why Sea-Level Rise is Worse in the Northeast

PROVIDENCE — The Clean Power Plan, one of President Obama’s signature steps to curb climate emissions, is in jeopardy now that President Trump has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to review the rule.

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Local Youth Rally Around Environmental and Social Justice

Most Vulnerable Roads, Bridges to Sea-Level Rise Identified

Study Finds Westport River Losing Salt Marsh at Alarming Rate

Grover Fugate, executive director of the state Coastal Resources Management Council, said Rhode Island should consider measures beyond the hurricane barrier in Providence to protect the city and other parts of Narragansett Bay.

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2016 Another Record Warm Year; Second Warmest for R.I.

Development, Rising Seas Degrading Important Natural Defense

R.I. Climate Report Looks to Spark Action in 2017

PROVIDENCE — The historic floods of 2010 is a vivid memory for many Rhode Islanders. The natural disaster was unlike the hurricanes or other powerful weather events the region is accustomed. Instead, it was the culmination of 20 inches of rain in 38 days.

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Save The Bay Challenges Army Corps Plan to Elevate Homes

New Group Wants to Accelerate Climate Action in Rhode Island

Federal Program to Fund Elevating South Coast Homes

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Ocean State Needs to Plan Now for Extreme Sea-Level Rise

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