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Vital Positions at Rhode Island’s Coastal Management Agency Remain Unfilled

CRMC Approves Plan to Restore Kickemuit Reservoir to Tidal Habitat via Dam Removal

Voters Asked to Approve $50M Bond to Support Environment-Friendly Projects in R.I.

Federal Inflation Reduction Act to Benefit R.I.’s Renewable Energy, Efficiency Programs

The 2022 session was a far cry from the lonely wasteland of the House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello years, when it was typical to see almost no environmental legislation pass.

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One New Member Named, Another Reappointed to CRMC

Controversial ‘Advanced Recycling’ Legislation Dies

Rhode Island House Members’ Proposed $13.6 Billion Budget Fails to Fund EC4

The approved projects received the recommendation of a relatively obscure government committee, the Recreation Resources Review Committee (RRRC).

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Interim Director Gray Nominated to Lead DEM

Legislation Proposes All New Cars Sold in Rhode Island by 2030 be Electric

Senate Bill Gives DEM More Power to Combat Bird Flu

The bill would create a system called extended producer responsibility that would apply to packaging of all goods sold in Rhode Island.

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‘Advanced Recycling’ Bill Draws Criticism From Environmental Advocates

House Commission Created to Reorganize CRMC Calls Process Heavy Lift; Changes Not Expected This Year

House Passes Bill to Ban Toxic Chemicals from Food Packaging

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General Assembly Finishes Session with Numerous Environmental Wins

Small Rhode Island Panel Plays Big Role in Selecting Recreational Bond Projects

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Complex, Ambitious Bill Before R.I. Legislature Would Require Producers to Pay for Disposal of Their Packaging

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