Climate Crisis

Sandy Continues to Stir Action on Climate Change

New R.I. Flood Maps Create Confusion, Add Cost

Providence Approves Divestment From Fossil Fuels

Is Flood Insurance Good for Rhode Island?

A recently released draft of a federal climate change assessment presents some disturbing predictions for the Northeast. Most of the expected impacts are nothing new, such as more frequent heat waves, sea-level rise, flooding and more intense storms.

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Climate Change Planning Doesn’t Meet Reality

R.I. Coast at Center of Marine Climate Crisis

Sandy Shows Future of Rhode Island’s Coastline

For the first time since the early 1990s, pesticides have been sprayed to combat mosquitoes in Rhode Island. An independent pest company applied the insecticide sumithrin on the night of Aug. 23 to marsh areas in the Common Fence Point and Island Park neighborhoods in Portsmouth.

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Heat Waves: Are Humans More Responsible?

The Climate It Is a-Changin’

Regional Cap and Trade: A Work in Progress

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. — There may not yet be a direct link between warmer weather and disease-carrying insects, but both are on the rise in Rhode Island.

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Higher Tides Hurting R.I. Marshes

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Warmer Winters Bring Out the Bugs

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