Month: March 2025

By Rob Smith, ecoRI News staff PROVIDENCE — For the third year in a row, environmental groups, good government advocates, and the attorney general are lobbying lawmakers to overhaul the state’s coastal regulatory agency. It’s no secret to frequent readers of ecoRI News that the Coastal Resources Management Council, Rhode Island’s main coastal regulator, is … Read More

Push to abolish appointed council aims to take politics out of coastline protections BY: NANCY LAVIN, Rhode Island Current A tidal wave of support for reforming the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council swept through the Rhode Island State House Wednesday, a stark contrast to the lukewarm reception two years ago. Backing by environmental groups, the Rhode Island … Read More

The contractor hired a cleanup company to address the spill at their own cost, according to RIDOT By Christopher Gavin, The Boston Globe PROVIDENCE – An excavator used in the ongoing work to demolish the westbound half of the Washington Bridge connecting Providence and East Providence leaked hydraulic fluid into the Seekonk River on Thursday afternoon, officials … Read More

by: Alex Torres-Perez, WPRI12 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — An investigation is underway after an accidental leak caused hydraulic fluid to spill into the Seekonk River near the Washington Bridge demolition site. The spill caused a rainbow-like sheen to shine on the surface of the water early in Thursday afternoon. It dissipated by the evening, but oil … Read More

By ohtadmin, The Jamestown Press A poll by the Mellman Group shows most Rhode Island residents support a so-called bottle bill to reduce litter and improve recycling. The results were released March 7 by Save The Bay, which paid for the study. The bill would establish a system for people to return beverage bottles and … Read More

By ohtadmin, Jamestown Press Registration has opened for the only sanctioned open-water swim across the East Passage. The event, sponsored by Save The Bay, is scheduled for Saturday, July 19. The 2-mile swim from the Naval War College on Newport’s Coasters Harbor Island to Potter Cove in Jamestown is commemorating its 48th year. The town … Read More

A Bottle bill has not been introduced in the current legislative session but a new poll conducted for Save the Bay found support for a bill to establish a recycling deposit program. It found widespread concern about litter and waste along Rhode Island shorelines and in the ocean. The survey of 400 registered voters found … Read More

By: Alex Kuffner, Providence Journal PROVIDENCE – More than half of Rhode Islanders support the passage of a bottle bill, while less than a third oppose it, according to a new poll.  The survey, commissioned by Save The Bay, asked 400 registered voters their opinions about the state’s recycling system and a proposal to create a redemption … Read More

BY: ALEXANDER CASTRO , Rhode Island Current More than half of Rhode Islanders support a bottle bill to create a recycling deposit program, according to survey results shared Friday by Save the Bay.  The 10-page report is based on a poll of 400 registered Rhode Island voters conducted by research firm The Mellman Group in February via phone and … Read More

More than 70% concerned state’s recycling system not working By Staff, ecoRI News PROVIDENCE — A new poll of registered voters in Rhode Island finds that most support the creation of a deposit return system for beverage containers, better known as a bottle bill. The poll was conducted by the Washington, D.C.-based Mellman Group. It was paid … Read More