Government

Taxpayers Pay $600K in RIDOT Rent Annually to Owners of Business Polluting Providence Neighborhoods

McKee Nominates New Members to Coastal Council

Attorney General: Efforts to Bring Rogue Providence Metals Recycler Into Compliance Making Progress

Plan to Merge RIPTA with RIDOT Scrapped

It's a thorny problem for the Coastal Resources Management Council, which has considered or approved a number of high-profile requests in the last six months and is expected to approve the Revolution Wind proposal this week.

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Senate Committee Hears Both Sides of Shoreline Access Debate at Hearing

Series of Bills Would Revamp Ocean State’s Coastal Management Agency

Local Lawmakers Stress Need for Washington Park, South Providence Residents to be Heard

The legislation would empower state agencies to consider public health decisions during the permitting process.

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Bottle Bill Debate Returns to Rhode Island

Trio of Bills Would Restructure CRMC, Empower Its Director

Woonsocket Taken to Court for Polluting Blackstone River

The Providence-based nonprofit's focus during the current General Assembly session is on saving trees, reforming the state’s coastal resources authority, and protecting public access. Plus removing those tiny plastic bottles from roadsides.

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