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Mean High Tide or High-Water Mark? House Shoreline Study Commission Needs to Figure That Out

Special House Commission Takes First Steps Toward CRMC Revamp

Residents Speak Out Against Charlestown Quarry’s Expanded Operation

Charlestown Officials Say Proposed Quarry Expansion Goes Against Town Zoning

The new commission is tasked with studing and providing recommendations for the reorganization of Rhode Island’s lead coastal agency.

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CRMC Chair Resigns; Gov. McKee Appoints His First Council Member

Governor’s Veto of Renewable Energy Bill Viewed as Backing National Grid

General Assembly Passes Slate of Environmental Bills Before 2021 Session Ends

PROVIDENCE — The General Assembly has passed a bill placing severe restrictions on facilities proposing to use high-heat technology for medical waste disposal, following a debate volleying between the measure’s specific location limitations and calls for a total state ban.

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Exeter Faces Fall Deadline for Action on State’s Claim of Freshwater Wetlands Violations

House Passes Community Net Metering Bill to Push Renewable Energy Expansion

Senate Passes Environmental-Justice Zones, Transportation Emissions Bills to the House

PROVIDENCE — A bill to cut Rhode Island’s transportation emissions through a cap-and-invest program gained approval from a Senate committee, along with legislation to establish environmental justice areas and require adherence to school recycling and composting regulations.

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Lawmakers Request $20 Million to Repair Damaged East Bay Bike Path Bridges

Electricity Bill with 100% Renewable-Sourcing Goal by 2030 Passes Senate

School Recycling Bill Focused on Reducing Food Waste

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Special House Commission Appointed to Study CRMC

General Assembly Passes Bill with Strict Limitations in Rhode Island on High-Heat Medical Waste Facilities

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Committee Moves Transportation Emissions, School Recycling, Environmental Justice Bills to Full Senate

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