Climate Crisis

Rhode Island Shows Link Between Climate Change and Weather

Sen. Reed Won’t Commit to Green New Deal

State Lawsuit Against Big Oil Companies Tied Up by Jurisdiction

Brown President Supports Carbon Tax But Not Divestment

PROVIDENCE — A plan from the Office of Sustainability takes on climate-change adaptation and mitigation but also accounts for the city’s most vulnerable residents.

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Weak and Poor Rhode Island Climate Council has Little Impact

Local and National Efforts Underway to Expose Climate Deniers

New Report Claims R.I. Climate Council Falling Behind Targets

Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo pledges to beef up her environmental initiatives if she’s elected to a second term. Her plan, however, is short on specifics.

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Rhode Island’s New Comprehensive Climate Strategy Recommends Action

CLF Takes Shell to Court Over Waterfront Pollution

Ocean State Adopts New Building Plan to Address Rising Waters

By the end of this century, Rhode Island, like much of the East Coast, will be particularly susceptible to the impacts of climate change and sea-level rise, and one of the sectors to feel those impacts acutely will be the real-estate industry.

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Words Won’t Address Global Warming Impacts on R.I. But Well-Respected Acronym has Helped Create Tools That Will

Tool to Help Researchers Study Climate Impacts On Narragansett Bay

R.I. Sues EPA for Failing to Enforce Landfill Emissions

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Providence’s Climate Justice Plan Would Protect Most Vulnerable

Gov. Raimondo’s Second-Term Energy Plan Lacks Specifics About Mitigating Climate Change

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R.I. Develops Flood Maps to Replace FEMA’s Outdated Ones

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