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Underground Tanks Leak Oil Into Blackstone River

Don’t Blame Animals Only for Pollution Problems

Metals Recycler Fouls Up Providence Waterfront

Rhode Island Quarry Fined for Clean Air Violations

When landlords have followed Rhode Island law requiring them to protect tenants from exposure to lead, their compliance has significantly reduced blood levels of the toxic metal in children.

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Newport’s Bike Garages Building Community

Rhode Island Tracks Down Illegal Cesspools

Ticks, Lyme Disease Remain a Concern in Winter

DARTMOUTH, Mass. — The unlined and now-closed Cecil Smith landfill contains some pretty nasty stuff. A former owner is alleged to have accepted contaminated dredging waste, including barrels filled with mystery substances. Tests have revealed the presence of PCBs, arsenic, cyanide, lead and mercury.

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Researchers: Seniors At Risk from Climate Change

What’s Percolating Beneath Truk-Away Landfill?

Lead Paint From Water Towers Found Buried Deep

COVENTRY, R.I. — The source of the black, sticky, oily substance that has coated two neighborhoods since 2011 appears to have been identified. A 240-page report released by SAGE Environmental blames the gunk on secretions by an insect called the black-banded lecanium scale. This quarter-inch bug feeds on tree sap, leaving behind a sticky substance suitable for growing sooty mold.

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Chemicals Are With Us: Til Death Do We Part

Beach Closures Prompt Action Against Cesspools

Runoff Not to Blame for Bacteria Outbreak

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Rhode Island Lead Law Effective, But Often Ignored

How to Close Dump Has Dartmouth, DEP at Odds

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Black, Sticky, Oily Stuff a Neighborhood Nuisance

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