April 24, 2019

Providence City Council passes plastic bag reduction act

The Providence City Council unanimously passed Providence City Councilor Jo-Ann Ryan  (Ward 5)’s plastic bag reduction act,...

October 31, 2019

Court rules in favor of Invenergy and Johnston: Water sale an ‘ordinary municipal water supply purpose’

Updated: Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Michael Silverstein issued a ruling today in favor of Invenergy and...

October 31, 2019

Revolution Wind developers pledge $4.5 million to support offshore wind education and supply chain development

Governor Gina Raimondo announced today that Ørsted US Offshore Wind and Eversource – the team behind the...

October 30, 2019

Dr Mona Hanna-Attisha scientist-hero of the Flint water crisis, comes to Rhode Island

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) hosted Dr...

October 31, 2019

Multi-school fossil fuel divestment fund releases $57,000 to Salem State University

Salem State University, the only institution from the 30 participating schools in the Multi-School Fossil Free Divestment...

October 30, 2019

Community groups and Rhode Island residents react to Mayor Elorza’s water announcement

Community groups and indigenous leaders rejoice as the mayor, responding to public opposition, cancels plans to privatize...

October 30, 2019

Elorza reverses course on monetizing Providence Water, enabling legislation withdrawn

Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza has reversed course on his plan to monetize the Providence Water Supply and...

October 31, 2019

Hearings on Invenergy officially over, decision on power plant may be made by mid-summer

“I know you have choices about where you could be and I’m pleased you’ve chosen Rhode Island,...

October 30, 2019

Mayor Elorza’s third Community Conversation about monetizing Providence Water

“Why are you willing to put the water supply of the entire state at risk with climate...

October 30, 2019

Mayor Elorza’s second Community Conversation about monetizing Providence Water

Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza held the second of three scheduled Community Conversations on his idea to “monetize”...

October 30, 2019

Daniel Crowell: It’s Time for Brown to Pay Up

Taxpayers should not subsidize a playground for the elite Every few years, the people of Providence hear...

October 31, 2019

Nicole DiPaolo: We will fight until we win

Days ago we had our first snowstorm of the year and today it is 60 degrees. The...

October 31, 2019

Youth Climate Strike Rhode Island

Students across the world, in as many as 123 countries and 2000 cities, walked out of school...

October 31, 2019

Testimony before the EFSB explores the inadequacy of Rhode Island’s protections of bio-diversity at proposed Invenergy power plant site

Having sat through most of the hearings at the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) concerning the licensing...

October 30, 2019

Speaker Mattiello opposes Mayor Elorza’s plan to monetize Providence Water

Speaking about Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza‘s plan to monetize the the Providence Water Supply, which includes the...