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New Poll Shows Majority of Rhode Islanders Support a Bottle Bill to Reduce Litter and Improve Recycling

Friday, March 7, 2025

For Immediate Release New Poll Shows Majority of Rhode Islanders Support a Bottle Bill to Reduce Litter and Improve Recycling 71% of Rhode Islanders are concerned that RI’s recycling system is not working PROVIDENCE, R.I. – March 7, 2025 – A new poll of registered voters in Rhode Island finds that a majority of Rhode … Read More

For Immediate Release New Poll Shows Majority of Rhode Islanders Support a Bottle Bill to Reduce Litter and Improve Recycling 71% of Rhode Islanders are concerned that RI’s recycling system... ...Read More

Save the Bay works to protect Rhode Island’s natural treasures

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

by PATRICE WOOD, NBC 10 NEWS PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — What makes Southern New England such a gem? Narragansett Bay is always on the list. The bay, once filled with toxins and sewage, has come a long way thanks to Save The Bay and many volunteers. Save the Bay Executive Director Topher Hamblett has been part of … Read More

by PATRICE WOOD, NBC 10 NEWS PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — What makes Southern New England such a gem? Narragansett Bay is always on the list. The bay, once filled with toxins and... ...Read More

Save The Bay opens registration for bay-crossing swim

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

by: Leah Crowley, WPRI12 NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — On July 19, swimmers will traverse the roughly two-mile stretch between Newport’s Naval War College and Potter Cove in Jamestown for Save The Bay’s biggest annual fundraiser. Registration for “The Swim” opened on Monday. According to the nonprofit, the event usually brings hundreds of swimmers and kayakers to Rhode Island’s … Read More

by: Leah Crowley, WPRI12 NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — On July 19, swimmers will traverse the roughly two-mile stretch between Newport’s Naval War College and Potter Cove in Jamestown for Save The Bay’s biggest... ...Read More

‘This is a calamity’: How experts say cuts to NOAA could derail RI’s fishing industry

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

By: Alex Kuffner, Providence Journal PROVIDENCE – The first impacts of the mass layoffs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are starting to be felt in Rhode Island, and those who know and work with the federal scientific and regulatory agency are worried that deeper cuts could threaten the state’s all-important squid fishery, its oyster farms and its ability to … Read More

By: Alex Kuffner, Providence Journal PROVIDENCE – The first impacts of the mass layoffs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are starting to be felt in Rhode Island, and those who know and... ...Read More

Registration opens for Save The Bay Swim

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

The nonprofit organization’s flagship fundraiser, taking place this year on Saturday, July 19, starts at the Naval War College in Newport and finishes in Jamestown’s Potter Cove.   by Ryan Belmore, WUN Save The Bay this week opened registration for its annual Save The Bay Swim, an annual event that challenges skilled swimmers to tackle two miles … Read More

The nonprofit organization’s flagship fundraiser, taking place this year on Saturday, July 19, starts at the Naval War College in Newport and finishes in Jamestown’s Potter Cove.   by Ryan Belmore, WUN... ...Read More

Save The Bay opens registration for Rhode Island’s only cross-Bay swim event

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PROVIDENCE, R.I.—March 4, 2025—Yesterday, Save The Bay opened registration for The Swim, an annual event that challenges skilled swimmers to tackle two miles of open water. The nonprofit organization’s flagship fundraiser, taking place this year on Saturday, July 19, starts at the Naval War College in Newport and finishes in Jamestown’s Potter … Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PROVIDENCE, R.I.—March 4, 2025—Yesterday, Save The Bay opened registration for The Swim, an annual event that challenges skilled swimmers to tackle two miles of open water. The... ...Read More

Rep. Magaziner discusses White House’s cuts to NOAA

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

By: Melanie DaSilva, Sophia Szabo , WPRI12 (WPRI) — Reports of the Trump Administration’s plan for cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has some Rhode Islanders concerned. Rep. Seth Magaziner and Save The Bay hosted a roundtable discussion on Monday to discuss potential impacts. There is word that NOAA’s workforce will be slashed by … Read More

By: Melanie DaSilva, Sophia Szabo , WPRI12 (WPRI) — Reports of the Trump Administration’s plan for cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has some Rhode Islanders concerned. Rep. Seth... ...Read More

Dems, former officials call hundreds of layoffs at NOAA an ‘assault on public safety’

Sunday, March 2, 2025

Agriculture, emergency preparedness and more could be impacted after hundreds laid off from agency headquartered in Maryland. BY: DANIELLE J. BROWN, Rhode Island Current Democratic lawmakers and former agency officials said Friday that more than 600 layoffs last week at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration would affect services ranging from emergency preparedness to agricultural forecasting, … Read More

Agriculture, emergency preparedness and more could be impacted after hundreds laid off from agency headquartered in Maryland. BY: DANIELLE J. BROWN, Rhode Island Current Democratic lawmakers and former agency officials said... ...Read More