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Fishermen’s Advisory Board Members Resign, to Protest Offshore Wind Process

Rhode Island’s Climate Change Council Seeks Feedback on First Proposed Budget

Attorney General Seeks to Dismiss Shoreline Access Lawsuit

CRMC Board Has Long Been Subject of Debate

Support and funding for the Department of Environmental Management and the Coastal Resources Management Council are still a far cry from where they need to be.

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Late-Night Scramble Concludes Another General Assembly Session

General Assembly Approves Bill to Make RIDOT Director RIPTA’s Board Chair

Once Again, Legislature Kicks the Can of Litter Reduction Down Trash-Filled Road

Two bills would give Rhode Island Energy greater powers to trim or remove trees on and around electrical infrastructure as it sees fit, regardless whether they are on private or public land.

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House’s $14B Budget Funds Climate Change Council, Adds DEM Positions

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

McKee Nominates New Members to Coastal Council

Rhode Island Recycled Metals on Allens Avenue began polluting in 2009 when it opened without all of the required permits. But it wasn’t until 2015 that the state took legal action against the business.

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Plan to Merge RIPTA with RIDOT Scrapped

CRMC Member Ineligible to Serve on Coastal Agency, Save The Bay Says

Senate Committee Hears Both Sides of Shoreline Access Debate at Hearing

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R.I. Environmental Agencies’ Staffing, Budgets Don’t Meet Their Needs

Opponents Say Bills Giving R.I. Energy Power to Trim Trees an ‘Overreach’

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

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