The R.I. Emergency Management Agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Internal Revenue Service are among the agencies working to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy. more

When Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee put pen to paper and signed the Agriculture and Seafood Act into law on April 26 – Rhode Island Agriculture Day – he changed the way the R.I. Department of Environmental Management operates. more

The Apeiron Institute for Sustainable Living will host the 2012 Sustainable Schools Summit on Friday, Nov. 2, at Rhode Island College. more

A year-and-a-half after the first residents moved in, the wind turbine is finally up and spinning at Sandywoods Farm in Tiverton. more

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s Department of Environmental Management and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection have announced a partnership to help communities reduce stormwater … more

Remember the good, old days when children biked or walked to school? more

Gun dealers in Rhode Island and across much of the nation have been swamped by customers amid renewed public debate over the need for stricter gun-control laws following the massacre of 26 people at a Connecticut elementary school. more

Richard Salit, an environment and health reporter at The Providence Journal, was recently named co-director of the Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting. In this role, he will provide guidance on institute programs and share his professional experience with journalists who are new to environmental reporting. He holds a B.A. degree in English with a concentration in journalism and creative writing from the State University of New York at Binghamton. more

National Grid will invest $40 million in Clean Line Energy Partners LLC, an emerging leader in the development of long-distance, high-voltage direct current, the companies announced Tuesday. more

Toy and game maker Hasbro Inc. landed the top spot on the 2012-2013 Climate Counts Climate Scores rankings in the toys and children’s products sector, Hasbro announced Wednesday. more