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Bag Ban Supporters Want Statewide Ban Bills Changed

DEM’s 2020 Budget Includes More Staff, Camping Fees

R.I. Sends Mixed Messages About Importance of Trees

Money Secured for Carbon Tax Study Two Years Later

PROVIDENCE — There was no last-minute objection to the city’s latest ordinance to ban plastic retail bags. Instead, the proposal was approved quickly.

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Proposed Law Aims to Slow Down Running Bamboo

Food Donation Bill Clears House Committee Hurdle

Woodland Protection Bill Receives Cold Welcome

PROVIDENCE — The siting of ground-mounted solar facilities continue to exasperate environmentalists, developers, and planners who are trying to protect open space amid a booming renewable-energy sector.

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Rhode Island Business Groups Applaud Statewide Bag Ban Bill

Mushroom Hunters Want to Forage on State Land

Gasification Bill Reignites Rhode Island Incinerator Debate

PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island is behind neighboring states when it comes to setting and enforcing goals for cutting greenhouse gases.

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Bill Would Prohibit Importing Big Game for Captive Hunting

Plastics Task Force and Gov. Endorse Statewide Bag Ban

Carbon Capture Gets Another Boost from Washington

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