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Green Bond Receives Boost in New Statehouse Budget

Latest R.I. Green Report Card Gives Statehouse an ‘Incomplete and Lacking Leadership’

City Council Opposes RIDOT’s Kennedy Plaza Plan

Cranston City Council OKs $5 Million Climate Bond

Racist comments have derailed Gov. Gina Raimondo’s candidate for a relatively obscure but high-paying post at the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.

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Bill Aims to Boost Compost Industry, Prolong Landfill

Bill to Ban Controversial Class of Neurotoxins Again Hits Resistance

Proposed Rhode Island Bottle Bill Stalled by Business Interests

PROVIDENCE — A climate bill, championed by environmental groups as a top and urgent priority, received another slowdown signal during its initial hearing at the Statehouse.

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Builders Request More Space Tops List of Legislative Session’s Lesser-Known Bills

Senate Committee Advances Statewide Bag Ban

State Regulations for Harmful PFAS Expected in May

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I.— With a flourish of his pen, Mayor James Diossa made the city the 17th Rhode Island municipality to ban single-use plastic bags.

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Commercial Fishermen Endorse Partial Balloon Ban

Environmental Groups Support Latest Bag Ban Bill

Governor’s Latest Renewable Energy Goal Promises Jobs, Draws Skeptics

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Raimondo Withdraws DEM Nominee for Black Lives Matter Comments

Advocates Told to Slow Down on Rhode Island Climate Action

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No. 17 in R.I.: Central Falls Passes Plastic Bag Ban

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