People’s Port Authority rallies to shut down scrap metal yard and all toxic industries in the Port
March 26, 2021

People’s Port Authority rallies to shut down scrap metal yard and all toxic industries in the Port

“There’s no good revenue here,” said Huertas. “This is bottom of the barrel shit.” The Port of...

All the video from the DEM hearing on proposed pyrolysis medical waste to energy facility
March 16, 2021

All the video from the DEM hearing on proposed pyrolysis medical waste to energy facility

All the testimony from the RI Department of Environmental Management’s hearing on the proposed pyrolysis medical waste...

Local groups lead charge against medical waste to energy facilities in Rhode Island
March 8, 2021

Local groups lead charge against medical waste to energy facilities in Rhode Island

“I think that people are becoming aware that these kinds of facilities are not green,” said Catherine...

House legislation reveals problems and challenges to changes to the Energy Facility Siting Act
March 1, 2021

House legislation reveals problems and challenges to changes to the Energy Facility Siting Act

What is missing in the legislation is science. What should be included is science. There isn’t any...

Representative Serpa opposes medical waste to fuel pyrolysis facility
February 17, 2021

Representative Serpa opposes medical waste to fuel pyrolysis facility

“It isn’t fully understood what sort of ecological impact this new form of waste disposal will have...

Senator Valverde and Rep Caldwell oppose medical waste burning proposal on East Greenwich line
February 17, 2021

Senator Valverde and Rep Caldwell oppose medical waste burning proposal on East Greenwich line

“What is being proposed is that medical waste, in the quantity of tons, will be introduced to...

People’s Port Authority opposes CRMC reappointments
February 2, 2021

People’s Port Authority opposes CRMC reappointments

Senators, we urge you to reject the reappointment of Joy Montenaro, Jerry Sahagian, Donald Gomez, Raymond Coia...

‘We must move beyond business as usual,’ says new report on Rhode Island’s inadequate response to climate change
December 17, 2018

‘We must move beyond business as usual,’ says new report on Rhode Island’s inadequate response to climate change

The Civic Alliance for a Cooler Rhode Island (CACRI) has issued a “citizen evaluation” of the Executive...

CLF issues a flurry of Motions before the EFSB in Invenergy case
October 31, 2019

CLF issues a flurry of Motions before the EFSB in Invenergy case

Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) issued a flurry of motions Monday morning, ahead of the Energy Facility Siting...

Nature’s Trust Rhode Island appeals state denial in Rhode Island Superior Court
November 6, 2018

Nature’s Trust Rhode Island appeals state denial in Rhode Island Superior Court

Nature’s Trust Rhode Island filed an appeal in Rhode Island Superior Court on the decision by the...

Revised Energy Facilities Siting Board Invenergy Hearing Schedule released
October 31, 2019

Revised Energy Facilities Siting Board Invenergy Hearing Schedule released

Energy Facility Siting Board hearings for Invenrgy‘s proposed $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power...

Test riding RIPTA’s new electric buses
January 19, 2020

Test riding RIPTA’s new electric buses

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) has leased three new all electric buses for use in...

Governor’s Task Force to Tackle Plastics convenes first meeting
October 10, 2018

Governor’s Task Force to Tackle Plastics convenes first meeting

The Governor’s Task Force to Tackle Plastics held their first meeting on Friday to “develop a host...

Rhode Island DEM denies youth climate petition
October 9, 2018

Rhode Island DEM denies youth climate petition

Update: The board of Nature’s Trust Rhode Island just reached a unanimous decision to appeal the Rhode...

Nature’s Trust begins legal action to compel Rhode Island to take action on climate change
August 5, 2020

Nature’s Trust begins legal action to compel Rhode Island to take action on climate change

Nature’s Trust Rhode Island, a youth-driven campaign for the legal right to a healthy climate, joined by...

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