Natural Resources

Environment
May 25
By Rebecca Keister
Contributing Writer

Bristol pride arms harbor guardians

Rob Hancock, president of the board of directors of Save Bristol Harbor, a grassroots nonprofit dedicated to repairing the coastal waters of Bristol, doesn’t see a time when the organization won’t be needed.
Natural Resources
May 25

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer

Shellfish management planned

Rhode Island waters are an informal jigsaw puzzle of oyster farms, territory for wild harvesting of shellfish, water-skiing areas, fishing spots and just plain beautiful water for boating or spectacular views.
Environment
May 25

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer

‘Sustainability’ a growing area of college study

With “Rubbish” the title of an anthropology course at Rhode Island College, it’s the latest sign state colleges are stepping up the focus on sustainability.
Newsmakers
May 25

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer

Revised energy plan will be roadmap for Ocean State

Marion Gold is Rhode Island’s second commissioner of energy resources, leading the state’s environmental planning at a critical time when climate change, increasingly intense storms and a sluggish economy have to merge into viable energy policy.
Government
May 25

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer

Deepwater eyes fed. lease prize in summer auction

As Deepwater Wind LLC fights to install five wind turbines off Block Island, a much bigger contest to harness the wind in southern New England waters is about to begin in earnest.
Environment
May 22

Attleboro site added to national Superfund list

The former Walton & Lonsbury Inc. facility in Attleboro has been added to the National Properties List of Superfund sites by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Environment
May 10

EPA to conduct ‘5-year review’ on local Superfund Sites

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is conducting a “five-year review” for 16 New England Superfund Sites, including two in Rhode Island – the Central Landfill in Johnston and Picillo Farm in Coventry.
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