Land Use

Materials Dredged from Providence River to be Reused on South Quay Project

Battles Over Water Rights, Land Use Likely to Become More Common

Efforts to Reduce Inflation Could Improve N.E. Forest Management

Rest in Peace, Not Pollutants: Green Burials Say ‘No Thanks’ to Chemicals in the Grave

The only green space in the Pawtucket neighborhoods of Oak Hill and Woodlawn could potentially be turned into a dumping ground for contaminated material, paved over, and made into a 5-acre parking lot.

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Sign of the Times: Development, Environment Clash in Warwick

No Laws Broken in Controversial Cumberland Wetlands Proposal by Governor’s Chief of Staff

Developer Purchases Providence Parcel That Bloomed With ‘10,000 Suns’ Flower Project

A vacant lot in Warwick's Longmeadow neighborhood has sparked a dispute between neighbors and North Providence home builder.

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Somerset Residents Win Battle to Remove Scrap-Metal Operation on Mount Hope Bay

Portsmouth Landowner Claims Newport Water Discharges Damaging His Property

North Kingstown Residents Worry About Impact of Increased Development on Town’s Groundwater Supply

WARWICK, R.I. — The Land Trust Committee is proposing a bold initiative to protect what little remains of the city’s green space: a $15 million bond referendum on this year’s ballot to conserve nearly a dozen properties totaling about 500 acres.

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