Government

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

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

Proposed Legislation Would Create Environmental Justice Zones in R.I.

Bottle Bill Debate Returns to Rhode Island

The legislation would convert the Coastal Resources Management Council from an agency with an executive council to a traditional government department and empower its executive director to take on greater authority.

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Woonsocket Taken to Court for Polluting Blackstone River

Save The Bay Focused On Nips, Trees and Access This Year

Supporters Rally to Push New Bottle Bill, Promising Less Litter and More Money for Recycling

The Coastal Resources Management Council hasn’t had a full board since 2019, and since the pandemic has regularly had two open vacancies.

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Sale of Nips in Rhode Island Likely Illegal Already

Funding for Vital Rhode Island Climate Agency Again Urged

Ongoing Disregard for Environment Began With Firing of Proactive DEM Director

The agency has a jurisdiction area that includes more than 400 miles of state coastline, ranging from 200 feet inland to 3 miles out to sea.

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Climate Change Council, Blue Economy to See Funding Boosts Under McKee’s Proposed Budget

McKee, Kalus Tackle Environmental Issues at Annual Audubon Meeting

CRMC Wants State to Reopen Wakefield Office Closed to Public

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Trio of Bills Would Restructure CRMC, Empower Its Director

Long-Serving Member Resigns from R.I.’s Coastal Agency

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CRMC Gets New Deputy Director After Repeated Delays

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