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Narragansett is following the lead of 17 other municipalities in the state that prohibit retailers from handing out the thin single-use bags.

Voters will decide on a $50-million bond issue for programs focused on the environment, including a new education center at Roger Williams Park Zoo.

McKee signs off on cabinet raises, sends the package to General Assembly

A URI center that studies PFAS chemicals will use a new round of funding to study how humans are being exposed to the compounds

Against the backdrop of a new federal undertaking to address PFAS pollution, a University of Rhode Island-based PFAS research-and-outreach program has been renewed by the government for another five years. The STEEP (Sources, Transport, Exposure and Effects of Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl Contaminants) program, one of the longer running PFAS science efforts in the country, studies pollution and examines potential research-based solutions alongside community partners. ...

WHAT: University of Rhode Island and state officials will join researchers to announce an $8.1 million, 5-year grant renewal by the National Institute of Environmental Health and Sciences, a division of the National Institutes of Health. The funding supports a URI-based PFAS research and outreach program. Called the STEEP (Sources, Transport, Exposure and Effects of per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances) Center, one of the longer running PFAS science efforts in the country, it studies pollut...

The DEM has put on hold demolition of the Lighthouse Inn as questions swirl around the future of the property in Narragansett.

A Supreme Court ruling limiting the federal governments efforts to cut power plant emissions is expected to have little effect on climate efforts.

Josh Allen's superb day confirms that he's locked in early into the season preparations and checks the box until the team reconvenes.