Climate & Environment

After 7 failed restoration plans, CRMC to consider enforcement Tuesday over unauthorized rock wall
From Providence parks to coastal byways, Rhode Island’s fall foliage season is about to burst into color — with peak leaf-peeping expected in mid-to-late October across the Ocean State
A federal judge blasted the Trump administration’s halt of the $5 billion offshore wind project as “arbitrary and capricious,” clearing the way for Ørsted to restart work on the 65 turbines already 80% complete
The bipartisan QUAHOGS Act, introduced by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and Sen. Tim Scott, would create a task force to study why Rhode Island’s iconic shellfish and other East Coast bivalves are in steep decline
2023 final approval wasn’t actually final without plans on national security, fisheries, according to affidavit
After months of hearings and deliberation, the New Bedford Board of Health voted against granting South Coast Renewables permission for the project
The $510,000 package will fund on-demand transit in five communities, expand commuter vanpool subsidies, and offer free bus passes to visitors, as part of Rhode Island’s climate strategy
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Rhode Island’s CRMC will consider designating a disputed right-of-way as public, challenging wealthy homeowners’ long-standing efforts to keep the beach private
Bryan Jones, president of the Rhode Island FFA Association, formerly known as the Future Farmers of America, says local farmers are struggling with the high cost of land and a lack of legislative support