Rhode Island Environmental News

Monday, November 13th, 2017
National Grid and Pacific Northwest National Lab to collaborate on transmission grid modernization and energy storage research
... the energy for in excess of 20 million people through its networks in New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. It is the biggest distributor of natural gas in ...

Friday, August 11th, 2017
Night vision for bird- & bat-friendly offshore wind power
... starting to take off in the U.S. The nation's 1st commercial offshore wind plan is spinning off of Rhode Island and another suggested plan near New York recently...

Tuesday, August 8th, 2017
Distributed wind power keeps spinning, growing
...ll 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands between 2003 and 2016. Rhode Island led the nation by installing 15 megawatts of new ...

Thursday, March 3rd, 2016
Smithfield, Rhode Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Acknowledged for Excellence
... their commitment to improving water quality with outstanding plant operations and maintenance. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management was instru...

Thursday, March 3rd, 2016
Burrillville, R.I. Wastewater Treatment Plant Acknowledged for Excellence
...or its commitment to improving water quality with outstanding plant operations and maintenance. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management was instru...

Monday, January 25th, 2016
E.P.A. Analysis Shows 2014 Increase of Toxic Chemical Delivers in Rhode Island
...most recent Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data is now accessible for the reporting year of 2014. In Rhode Island, the reporting data show that overall delivers of...

Tuesday, December 1st, 2015
E.P.A. Provides State of Rhode Island $18.2 Million for Water Infrastructure Plans
... BOSTON - The E.P.A. has awarded $18.2 million to the State of Rhode Island to help finance enhancements to water plans that ...

Thursday, November 19th, 2015
New England Institutions Acknowledged for Diverting Food Waste
...University of Southern Maine, Portland New Hampshire: University of New Hampshire, Durham Rhode Island: Johnson & Wales University in Providence ...

Wednesday, November 18th, 2015
E.P.A. Awards Environmental Education Grants to 4 Massachusetts Organizations
... climate change into training and plan planning. Connecticut Audubon Society and Audubon Society of Rhode Island, will partner in this project, infuse climate cha...