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Mass. helping R.I. bay water quality
For years, efforts by Rhode Island regulators to clean up Narragansett Bay have been hampered by the state’s neighbor to the north and east. Thus, despite a 14-year ban on discharging boat sewage into Rhode Island waters, untreated discharge could legally be dumped in Mount Hope Bay in Massachusetts and find its way down into the Ocean State. Until now, that is. more
New view at India Point Park
Dassault Systemes SIMULIA Corp. volunteer George Scarlat, foreground, works with David Riley, rear, co-chair, Friends of India Point Park, on June 8 to clear underbrush and dead trees on the Seekonk River bank at India Point Park in Providence. This is the fourth-straight year Simulia volunteers have worked on the project, which has opened up water views along the shoreline path in the park. more
6/18/12
Few businesses heeding alarm on climate change
Climate change is causing rising seas and intensified storms, in the view of many scientists around the world. Rhode Island planners and environmental experts on the leading edge of climate-change issues are alerting businesses and communities to start making changes now to deal with the impacts. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 12/10/12

Snow, sleet in eastern half of U.S. may make ‘a mess’ for travel
Snow and freezing rain expected from Washington to Boston have begun to tie up air traffic and make travel difficult in the mid-Atlantic region. more
Sandy recovery efforts noted in South County
Citizens Bank celebrated the re-opening of its Westerly branch from temporary closure due to Hurricane Sandy by designating Wednesday, Nov. 28, Westerly Customer Appreciation Day. more
| 12/4/12
R.I. families impacted by snow storm eligible for food aid
Rhode Islanders who lost food during power outages from Winter Storm Nemo are eligible for funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Sen. Jack Reed announced Thursday. more
| 2/21/13
Pressure to rebuild can’t obscure risks
The many short-and long-term challenges to rebuilding along the coast in the wake of the recent “superstorm” are indeed daunting, as a special pullout section in this issue called Rebuilding From Sandy shows. more
12/17/12
Landfill’s new recycling program to go statewide
Residents in Burrillville and North Smithfield are participating in a pilot program to test the R.I. Resource Recovery Corporation’s new recycling program and equipment. The trial has allowed the corporation time to work out any difficulties before going online with the rest of the state, which is estimated to take place in mid-June. more
With Mass. onboard bay will improve
It’s been a long time coming, but finally Massachusetts has received the federal go ahead to declare Mt. Hope Bay a no-discharge zone for boaters. more
8/27/12
2 from R.I. score in National Energy Star Building Competition
Two buildings in Rhode Island – Raymour & Flanagan Furniture in East Greenwich and Pocasset Bay Manor in Johnston – were judged some of the best in New England in the National Energy Star Building Competition, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced. more
| 4/24/13
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