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New Providence Health Equity Zone Ready to Address Public Health, Environmental Concerns

New Research Finds Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Indoor Air

In Providence an Unfair Tale of Two Tree Canopies

Visions of New Green Space Dance On Defiled Public Street

Tom Grieb, like many of his Portsmouth neighbors, is concerned about toxic chemicals and other contaminants from Aquidneck Island’s naval base polluting the waters, both surface and ground, in the town’s Melville area.

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Heavy-Duty Vehicle Emissions Go Unchecked Decades After Rhode Island Law Mandated Inspections

Plastic Embeds Itself Along Ocean State’s Renowned Coastline

R.I. Beach Health Responds to Better Stormwater Management

HOPKINTON, R.I. — The Wood River, the largest of six tributaries that link up with the Pawcatuck River, is New England’s most biodiverse river, according to a National Park Service survey in the early 1980s. The survey, in addition to pointing out the river’s attributes, sparked interest in the watershed’s potential and set in motion a decades-long drive toward preservation.

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EFSB Chairman Asks: Why Doesn’t City Act on Port Expansion?

Industrial Agriculture to Blame for Harmful Ammonia Deposition in Narragansett Bay, New Study Finds

Rhode Island Tests for Harmful ‘Forever Chemicals’ But Lacks Uniform Requirements to Address Health Concerns

Growing demand, drought, pollutants such as nitrogen and phosphorous from fertilizers, aging infrastructure and strained municipal budgets are taxing water systems, both large and small. A University of Rhode Island professor is researching a solution in hopes of developing a new method to treat drinking water.

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Green Space Improves Individual, Community Mental Health

Drive for Beach Parking Fees Hampers Equitable Access to Shore

Annual Tick Season Includes Arrival of New Invasive Species

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PFAS Contamination from Aquidneck Island Navy Base Worries Neighbors

Two Years into Wild and Scenic Designation, Wood River Shines

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URI Scientist Works to Find Right Chemical Combination to Protect Rural Drinking Water

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