Government

House Passes Bill to Ban Toxic Chemicals from Food Packaging

Dam Controversy on Johnson’s Pond Flows Into General Assembly

Bills Would Track, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Coming from Large Buildings

Report: Greenhouse Gas Emissions are Rising in R.I.

Forty-seven dams in Rhode Island classified by the state Department of Environmental Management as being “high” or “significant” hazards have no clear property owner, making it all but impossible to repair the dams.

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Shoreline Access Study Commission Agrees on Public’s Right to Pass

Study Commission: CRMC’s Budget is Insufficient

Legislation Would Create Resources for Climate, Environmental Education in Classrooms

State lawmakers are eyeing increases in the Renewable Energy Standard, a move that could prove a windfall for renewable energy projects.

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Port of Galilee Upgrades Part of DEM Budget Proposal

Westerly Town Council Decides Potter Hill Dam to Survive Mill Demolition

Talk Talk: Rhode Island’s Efforts to Curb Plastic Pollution Mostly Words and Task Force Reports

PROVIDENCE — Local pollinators may receive a big boost this spring, thanks to newly introduced legislation in the General Assembly that seeks to restrict insecticides. The bill would restrict the use of neonicotinoids, also known as neonics, by requiring licensure from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.

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