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Rhode Island passed landmark climate legislation last spring, mandating that the state cut emissions to net zero by 2050. Six months later, environmental activists say the state has done little to begin implementing the law.
Orlando-based activist and organizer Maxwell Frost is set to announce his candidacy for Rep. Val Demings's (D-Fla.) House seat on Wednesday, joining the crowded Democratic primary field to replace the congresswoman in 2022.
Jun 9, 2021 (Providence, RI) -- The longtime head of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is departing. The governor's office says Janet Coit's last day will be June 18th, marking the end of a ten-year hold on the position. DEM deputy director Terrence Gray will become acting director. The Boston Globe reported late last month that Coit is set to join the U.S. Department of Commerce and her old boss, former Rhode Island governor and now Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, but Coit has not confirmed. photo: Getty Images
Reply "Janet has connected countless Rhode Islanders and visitors to the natural wonders that our state has to offer, all the while improving customer services, sustainability, and morale within RIDEM," Gov. McKee said. (Rachel Nunes/Patch ) NEWPORT, RI — After a decade spent at the helm, Rhode Island's Department of Environmental Management director will step down later this month. Director Janet Coit has led the department since 2011. Terrence Gray, the deputy director for environmental protection, will serve as acting director after Coit's last day on June 18. "Since taking the lead a...
PROVIDENCE — Last February, a top official with the Rhode Island Department of Health assured lawmakers that the state was on the verge of coming up with regulations on so-called “forever chemicals” found in firefighting foam, cookware and food packaging that have contaminated drinking water supplies across the nation. A drinking water standard for compounds in the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance, or PFAS, family would be presented to Gov. Gina Raimondo’s office in March and be ready for the public to see by May, associate director of health Seema Dixit told the House Environment a...