Public Health & Recreation

Clean Air Act Annually Saves R.I. $6.5 Billion and 740 Lives

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Deliveries Return to ProvPort

Revolutionary Clean Air Act has Saved Lots of Money and Lives

New Facility Would Increase Allens Avenue Pollution

SWANSEA, Mass. — For all the tap water the five women waste waiting for the flow to clear, they likely buy an equal amount of bottled water, to brush their teeth, make ice cubes, hydrate their pets, cook, and bathe a toddler.

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Adventure Awaits in New Urban Park Built Atop Old Brownfield

Davol Square Property Flunks Contamination Test

Intersection of Schools and Highways Produces Bad Air

NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The new director of the New England office of the Environmental Protection Agency announced the latest and perhaps final phase of the cleanup of one of Rhode Island’s most polluted properties.

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Insecticide Spraying Scheduled to Control Triple E Virus

Ocean State Beach Closures In Decline This Summer

Metal Manta Feeds On Narragansett Bay Plastic

PROVIDENCE — While some cities and towns around the world are still assessing the health risks associated with the arrival of the Fifth Generation wireless network, the rollout has begun in neighborhoods across Rhode Island’s state capital.

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