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Crane Barge Remains Stuck in Providence River

Aquidneck Island Embraces Simple Actions to Help Curb Stormwater Pollution

Burst Sewer Pipe Floods Warwick Basements and Brook

Latest Biannual Test Finds Lead in Providence Water

AQUIDNECK ISLAND, R.I. — The ponds, rivers, brooks, and streams that supply the Newport Water Division with drinking water and the island’s popular beaches are relentlessly stressed by contaminated stormwater runoff.

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Site of Invenergy Power Plant Long Ago Deemed Fatally Flawed

Be Careful: Stinging Jellyfish Found in Point Judith Pond

Executive Orders Won’t Slow R.I.’s Plastic Tidal Wave

Bacterial contamination from enterococci, rod-shaped bacteria found in the human intestine and a good indicator of the presence of human waste, is the leading contaminant in Rhode Island’s impaired fresh waters.

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New Providence Water Program Aims to Get Lead Out

Quarry Runoff Into Big River Leaves Visible Scars

Rhode Island’s Forests Generate Plenty of Green

During the past seven years the Rhode Island Department of Transportation has applied at least 43,959 gallons of herbicide, diluted by water at various ratios, to public lands across the state.

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New R.I.-Based Program Takes Aim at Growing Chemical Threat

Expert Panel Advises Providence Water on Lead Problem

N.Y. Co. Fined $13 Million for 2003 Buzzards Bay Oil Spill

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Human Waste Continues to Impair Rhode Island Waters

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