Climate & Environment
With the state budget set to drop any day, Rhode Island lawmakers and advocates are in a last-minute scramble—vying for money, attention, and legislative wins on hot-button issues like taxing the rich, raising Medicaid rates, and enacting a bottle bill
Above-average temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean could mean more intense storms
Heavy rains and sudden heat spur unusually early cyanobacteria outbreaks in Barnstable, Brewster, and Orleans, raising risks for swimmers and pets
With public tours, overnight stays, and a sweeping historical initiative underway, the Rose Island Lighthouse & Fort Hamilton Trust invites visitors to explore a Rhode Island landmark where coastal defense, bird conservation, and Indigenous history converge
UN ocean advocate Lewis Pugh completes 60-mile swim in icy waters to shift perceptions of sharks from “villains to vital,” calling their global slaughter an act of ‘ecocide’
Entangled seals rescued from Block Island returned to their natural habitat following months of rehabilitation
Fifty years after “Jaws” sparked global fear, scientists on Cape Cod are using cutting-edge tech—from shark-mounted cameras to real-time trackers—to understand great whites like never before