Environment
Environmental issues and climate change
Climate Action RI shuts down Chase Bank ribbon cutting
“We call upon Chase Bank, a $3 trillion company, to do great things with its vast wealth to solve the climate crisis rather than lending it to projects that are contributing to global warming and the resulting catastrophes,” said CARI me...
Washington Park community: How to prevent a new business from destroying children's health?
"Air and traffic pollution in and around Allens Avenue and the Port of Providence is out of control," said Linda Perri, President of the Washington Park Neighborhood Association. "Increased truck traffic has grown exponentially to creat...
Safe Water Drinking Act to be taken up by the RI General Assembly, again
“Toxic PFAS have no place in our bodies or our drinking water,” said Amy Moses, vice president and director of Conservation Law Foundation Rhode Island. “The federal government is ignoring its responsibility to protect the public from th...
Neighborhood groups and politicians strongly support Providence’s Climate Justice Plan
Statement also opposes any proposed facilities on Allens Avenue likely to worsen pollution and asthma rates "Air and traffic pollution in and around Allens Avenue and the Port of Providence is 'out of control.'" said Linda Perri, Preside...
14 members of Sunrise Providence arrested at State House after march and rally
Governor Raimondo declines to sign No Fossil Fuel Money "Raimondo has always been quick to tweet and praise us when she can, but she fails to use her power, as the Governor of Rhode Island, to enact policies that will protect us from the...
Celebrating the Invenergy victory with CLF's Jerry Elmer
"It is now possible, not certain but possible, that there will be no future large fossil fuel power plants permitted anywhere in New England," said CLF Senior Attorney Jerry Elmer. Jerry Elmer, Senior Attorney for CLF (Conservation Law F...
A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal
"Every single fraction of a degree matters in terms of how many people stay alive." Two of the four authors of A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal were at RiffRaff Bookstore in Providence to discuss their work on Tuesday evenin...
Invenergy declines to appeal. Their proposed power plant is dead.
“Perhaps this is the beginning of the end for fossil fuel use for the production of electricity in Rhode Island,” said Paul Roselli. “I think so.” Friday, November 15 in Rhode Island was remarkable because of what didn't happen. Outside...
EFSB issues final order on power plant; Invenergy has 10 days to appeal
"Invenergy’s case was not helped by the lengthy delays," reads the EFSB's final order. "...It is worth noting that the vast majority of delays were caused by the Applicant." The final order from the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB)...
Janie's Story
"I never dreamed that all the farmland surrounding my house would be purchased by a billion-dollar industry to build Guernsey Power Station and that my forever home would become one of the most dangerous and toxic places to raise my fami...