Public Health & Recreation

Former DEM Directors Call for Repairs to R.I. Parks, Beaches

DEM Curbs Expectations for Hearing on Shell Pollution Permit

Petroleum Tank Farm Fined for Odor Violations

Neighbors Want Hearing for Shell Air Pollution Application

PROVIDENCE — A 1.8-mile section of Allens Avenue, from Point Street to New York Avenue, is arguably the most unpleasant stretch of road in Rhode Island.

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Trash Skimmers Collect Plastic Waste in Local Harbors

Ocean State Grapples with How and Why of Beach Closures

Mayor Withdraws Plans to Privatize Providence Water System

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. — The Newport & Narragansett Bay Railroad Co. has been cited by the Coastal Resources Management Council for spraying herbicide within 200 feet of coastal features without approval.

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Concerns About Corporate Takeover of Water Supply Overflow

Providence Officials Make Case for Privatizing Drinking Water

DEM Letters Don’t Halt Quarry Runoff Into Big River

PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island won’t be regulating perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a class of toxic chemicals commonly known as PFASs. But it will continue testing for them.

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Bread Baking Put On Hold By Unlicensed R.I. Junkyard

Research Finds Some R.I.-Caught Fish Test High for Mercury

New 5G Wireless Networks Raise Health Concerns

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Providence’s Toxic Avenue Leads to Neighborhood Problems

Dinner Train Cited for Herbicide Use in Coastal Zone

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Rhode Island Denies Environmental Groups Request for Revised Drinking Water Safety Standards

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