“[I]f states like Rhode Island for example, just say, ‘Oh yeah, you know, we don’t really need to do anything, it doesn’t matter,’ it’s not going...
“It is clear to me that the proposed facility is neither good for the neighborhood nor allowed by our Zoning Ordinance,” said Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza....
“RIDOT’s record on public input is very troubling and must be addressed if any merger legislation is developed,” says transportation activist Barry Schiller… It’s public knowledge...
“Try to stress that [the transfer station] is not where it started,” said Monica Huertas from NoLNGinPVD. “It didn’t start with the transfer station and it’s...
Update: The resolution was withdrawn due to legal concerns about the language. It will be re-introduced at the next Providence City Council meeting. “Our residents deserve...
“We have to stand together, stand strong, united, because this community cannot, under any conditions, accept anything like [this transfer station],” said Providence City Councilmember Pedro...
“First, it makes the carbon emission reductions… more stringent, more in keeping with current science,” said Conservation Law Foundation Senior Attorney Jerry Elmer. “The second change...
“We take too much of it for granted,” said Paul Roselli, president of the Burrillville Land Trust. “Town planners, municipal governments look at land as opportunities...
“We are gathered here today to consider an extraordinary roadmap to action,” said Tim Guinee, a television, film and stage actor. “One that will lead to...
“We’re not supposed to be here; we’re not supposed to utter the truth about the power of mankind to destroy itself,” said Mary Robinson. On January...
