Climate & Social Justice

Tiniest State Shows Up to One of Largest Climate Rallies Since COVID

Study Finds Wealthy White Homeowners Benefit Most from Land Conservation

Proposed Legislation Would Create Environmental Justice Zones in R.I.

Doing ‘Garden Time’ Helps Formerly Incarcerated People Rebuild Their Lives

Food justice is about addressing access to healthy and affordable food for low-wealth and disenfranchised communities. It seeks to ensure the benefits and risks of where, what, and how food is grown, accessed, distributed, and transported are shared equally.

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‘The Seas Are Rising and So Are We’

Countless Withdrawals of Natural Capital Likely to Bankrupt Human Well-Being

Hardy Little Compton Alliance has Held Outdoor Vigils Every Sunday for the Past 20 Years

PVD Things functions like a library, but instead of books, it lends out power tools, gardening tools, and sporting equipment.

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R.I. Possesses Know-How to Combat Environmental Injustice; It’s Time to Use It

Mind the Gap: R.I.’s Affordable Housing Stock Fails to Meet Need

Pandemic Revealed Importance of Keeping Everyone’s Lights and Heat On, Water Running

Despite substantial improvements in the prevention of childhood lead poisoning and the passage of lead abatement laws, several hundred children in Rhode Island are still poisoned annually. Many of these kids live in marginalized neighborhoods.

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Elixir of Life Faces Steady Stream of Contamination

Local Food Builds Health, Community and Sustainability

Relentless Devouring of Green Space Gobbles Up Living World

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Climate & Social Justice

Local Food Key Ingredient in Curing Climate Injustices

New Olneyville Library Puts Tools in Circulation

Get the Lead Out: A Lethargic Work in Progress