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

Public Trust Eroded by Waves of Haphazardly Applied Chemicals

Leaded Drinking Water On Tap Across Rhode Island

Rising Tide of Plastic Changing Southern N.E.’s Landscape

HALIFAX, Mass. — For more than a decade, blue-green algae blooms in West Monponsett Pond have often ended summer fun early and rendered the boat ramp useless.

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Aquidneck Island Goes Green to Battle Polluted Runoff

Quarry Dust Covers Westerly in Concern

Providence Forced to Invest in Stormwater System

In early May, Janice Sassi, manager of Napatree Point Conservation Area, and Peter August, a professor at University of Rhode Island, took ecoRI News on a guided tour of Napatree […]

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Photo Blog: Into the (Weetamoo) Woods

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Photo Blog: Roger Williams Park

PROVIDENCE — Jo-Anna Cassino comes from a long family history of farming, and she has been a practicing herbalist for 12 years, so naturally she operates a beauty salon.

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Ocean State Power’s Oil Burning Boosts R.I.’s Chemical Emissions

Heat and Humidity Key for Lyme Disease-Carrying Ticks

Brockton’s Water Setup Draining Silver Lake, Stressing Ponds

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Popular Massachusetts Pond Dosed with Aluminum Sulfate

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