The head of the Environmental Protection Agency’s New England region is in Rhode Island Wednesday. Curt Spalding will survey parts of the state, to see…
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RI Leaders React To President Obama’s State Of The Union Address
President Barack Obama delivered his sixth state of the Union address last night. His main focus was the middle class, as the nation continues to…
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Deer Hunting Season Open On Block Island Land Parcel
Deer-hunting on a state-owned parcel of land on Block Island opens today. Brian Tefft, a wildlife biologist with the Department of Environmental…
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Brown: Fraternity Parties Facilitated Sexual Misconduct
Brown University has sanctioned two fraternities, saying they created an environment that “facilitated sexual misconduct” by failing to monitor parties…
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Year-Long Birding Competition Kicks Off In Rhode Island
If bird watching is your way of combating the winter blues, then the Audubon of Society of Rhode Island has a challenge for you, as Rhode Island Public…
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Electric Boat Expects To Hire Hundreds Of RI Workers in 2015
The president of Electric Boat said there is opportunity ahead for the submarine maker. But there’s concern about the future of federal funding. In his…
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Initial Confirmation Hearings Scheduled Gov. Raimondo’s Nominees
The state Senate has started scheduling confirmation hearings for four of the nomination made by Governor Gina Raimondo for her administration. The…
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RI Public Utilities Commission To Receive Updates On Block Island Wind Farm
The state’s Public Utilities Commission will be brought up to speed today on the status of the Block Island wind farm project. As Rhode Island Public…
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Deer Hunting Season Gears Up On Block Island
The annual deer hunting season is gearing up on Block Island. Rhode Island Public Radio’s environmental reporter Ambar Espinoza tells us, the hunt on…
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EPA Pushes Back Deadline For Carbon Rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received four million comments for its trio of federal rules proposing to reduce carbon emissions from…