Advertisement

Projects Underway to Restore 5,000 Acres of Shellfish Beds

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Shellfish offer some of the best remedies for the environmental problems stressing the state’s coastal areas. For example, poor water quality — often the result of nitrogen from failing septic systems, discharges from sewage treatment plants and the overuse of fertilizers — threatens coastline health, and shellfish can play a big part of the solution.

Read Story

Coconuts and Oysters Save Ocean State Marshes

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. — Oysters and coconuts seldom go together as a meal, but they are an excellent combination for helping the environment.

Read Story

Stories That Matter, in Your Inbox

Into the Abyss in the Name of Science

Space is not the final frontier. Sorry, Capt. Kirk. This summer, some 100 miles off the coast of Rhode Island, Michael Lombardi will descend into an abyss that has hosted fewer visitors than the moon.

Read Story

Your support keeps our reporters on the environmental beat.

Reader support is at the core of our nonprofit news model. Together, we can keep the environment in the headlines.

cookie

We use cookies to improve your experience and deliver personalized content. View Cookie Settings