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EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — “Here we go again.” That’s what Sherrice Cooper thinks whenever the clouds roll in and rain is in the forecast. Cooper lives on Dewey Avenue in East Providence, which has been flooding more frequently during days of heavy rain. “You got to prepare yourself for it, you got to pull […]

The chair of Rhode Island's climate council says the state won't know if it's on track to meet emissions-reduction mandates until next year.

The storms raise longstanding questions about human activity along the shore in a time of climate change and sea level rise.

Governor Dan McKee's budget proposal would allow the Department of Environmental to hire more parks and beach staff and would ask voters to approve a $50 million green bond issue.

Governor Daniel J. McKee’s 2024 State of the State Address As Prepared for Delivery

Season passes grant access to parking lots at all eight of Rhode Island's state beaches. These include Charlestown Breachway, East Beach

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) invites Rhode Islanders to kick off 2024 and celebrate the New Year by joining a #FirstDayHike at George Washington State Campground in …

Rhode Island's statewide plastic bag ban also goes into effect on Monday.

“Eliminating the retail distribution of single-use plastic bags helps prevent litter and plastic debris from entering Narragansett Bay and our local waters,” DEM Director Terry Gray said.

RINewsToday.com 14 Rhode Island farms receive Agricultural Energy grants for solar, renewable energy projects