Environment
Environmental issues and climate change
East Providence City Council approves Metacomet rezoning over community objections
Developer Lianne Marshall smiled as she left the City Council chambers. Now that the City Council has voted, they have no more say in the development of the project, which now goes through a review process before a series of unelected boards.
Statement from Keep Metacomet Green to the East Providence City Council on proposed development
On Tuesday, Keep Metacomet Green had the opportunity to present their case against Marshall Properties' proposed development of Metacomet Gold Course.
Climate Action RI holds Art / Music Protest outside fossil fuel funder Chase Bank in PVD
"Chase is making a profit from all these disasters. People are dying… Hundreds of people have died rom the heat… and the floods…
DEM denies medical waste to energy facility permit
"We knew the proposal to burn medical waste in our community was bad news. Application denied!" tweeted State Senator Bridget Valverde. "And with the new law passed by me, @Justine4RI, and our colleagues, it can't go anywhere else in our state."
EFSB takes up Sea 3 propane expansion proposal for Port of Providence
"Sea 3 Providence describes its project as 'clean propane.' … they even go so far as to claim, several times, that it's cleaner than heating with electricity," noted CLF Attorney James Crowley. "There's no citation for this and that's because it's not true."
Climate Action Rhode Island brings Chase Bank protest to Smithfield
"We can either have continued human civilization on this, our one and only planet," said former State Representative Aaron Regunburg, "or we can have corporations like JP Morgan Chase continue to bankroll climate apocalypse. We cannot have both."
PVD City Solicitor and AG Neronha join CLF as intervenors in Sea 3 LPG expansion proceedings
“Intervening to have a full review so that the community can have input is one step in the right direction,” said Monica Huertas, Executive Director of the People’s Port Authority. “We urge the city and the state to have an end goal of stopping this expansion altogether. We encourage the City Solicitor and the Attorney General’s office to increase their line of communication with the People’s Port Authority and others in the neighboring community as we continue to fight this proposed expansion and other toxic pollutants in the Port.”
The People's Port Authority leads rally against fossil fuel expansion in PVD
"If you're not okay with something for your kids, then you absolutely cannot be okay with it for someone else's," said Rhode Island State Senator Cynthia Mendes (Democrat, District 18, East Providence). This, "is an opportunity to remind them that this is environmental racism in their backyard. It's not a headline, it is not a campaign. It is something that people live and die from."
Study demonstrates premature deaths and healthcare costs of vehicle emissions in RI
A new study finds that ozone and fine particulate matter from vehicle emissions in 2016 led to an estimated 119 premature deaths and inflated health care costs by over $1.2 billion in Rhode Island.
100% renewable energy by 2030: Senate President meets with Climate Action RI ahead of vote
"This is only the beginning," continued the Senate President. "We're going to be moving forward the next couple of years. [Climate] is one of the Senate priorities and it's certainly a priority for the people in this state."