Protecting Habitat & Wildlife

Save The Bay Submits Comments on Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Striped Bass

Friday, October 3, 2025

Sent October 3, 2025 via electronic mail to: comments@asmfc.org Emilie Franke – FMP Coordinator Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission 1050 N. Highland St. Suite 200A-N Arlington, VA 22201 Ms. Franke, Save The Bay, on behalf of our members and supporters, is writing to submit comments regarding the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) Draft Addendum III to Amendment … Read More

Save The Bay Comments on Dredging Plan in Providence River

Friday, July 18, 2025

Sent via electronic mail to: samuel.bell@usace.army.mil July 18, 2025 Mr. Samuel Bell U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – New England District 696 Virginia Road Concord, MA 01742-2751 RE: Providence River and Harbor Federal Navigation Project Rhode Island Dredged Material Management Plan and Environmental Assessment Dear Mr. Bell, Save The Bay, on behalf of its members and supporters, is … Read More

Artificial Turf Field Moves Forward in Barrington Despite Residents’ Opposition

Monday, January 13, 2025

BARRINGTON, R.I. — Barrington Public School’s artificial turf field is moving forward to the glee of some, including student athletes and their parents, and the chagrin of others, such as the 200 or so people who have signed a petition against it. Those in favor of the field discussed the need for improvements to Victory … Read More

Time for Vibrant Greens to Replace Some Drab Black and Grays

Thursday, January 2, 2025

The depave movement, at least in some places, is gaining momentum, but not in Rhode Island, where we like to smother the natural world under widened highways, oversized homes, solar panels, and parking lots. This rabid obsession is on full display on Moshassuck Street in Pawtucket, where developers and local officials want to turn the … Read More

The depave movement, at least in some places, is gaining momentum, but not in Rhode Island, where we like to smother the natural world under widened highways, oversized homes, solar... ...Read More

Reed calls for more research and regulations around microplastics

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Reed calls for more research and regulations around microplastics PROVIDENCE, R.I. – August 22, 2024 – U.S. Senator Jack Reed discussed ways to step up research and regulations surrounding microplastics. He held a briefing on Thursday to discuss the tiny toxins found in the air, soil, and water. Reed was joined by officials from Save … Read More

Nine Local Organizations Sign Letter Urging EPA to Put Bradford Printing and Finishing on the National Priorities List

Friday, August 16, 2024

Nine Local Organizations Sign Letter Urging EPA to Put Bradford Printing and Finishing on the National Priorities List Click here for the PDF August 16, 2024 EPA Region 1 ATTN: Dr. David Cash, Regional Administrator 5 Post Office Square Suite 100 Boston, MA 02109-3912 RE: Bradford Printing and Finishing Site (EPA ID: RID075679530) Dear Regional … Read More

Nine Local Organizations Sign Letter Urging EPA to Put Bradford Printing and Finishing on the National Priorities List Click here for the PDF August 16, 2024 EPA Region 1 ATTN:... ...Read More

A fight over an illegal sea wall at a North Kingstown country club, the uncertain fate of WaterFire, and more

Friday, August 2, 2024

A fight over an illegal sea wall at a North Kingstown country club, the uncertain fate of WaterFire, and more PROVIDENCE, R.I. – August 2, 2024 – A North Kingstown country club is clashing with state coastal regulators, environmentalists and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after building an illegal sea wall along Narragansett Bay. … Read More

A fight over an illegal sea wall at a North Kingstown country club, the uncertain fate of WaterFire, and more PROVIDENCE, R.I. – August 2, 2024 – A North Kingstown... ...Read More

Forced to submit a plan to remove illegal seawall, Quidnessett still backs water reclassification

Monday, July 29, 2024

Forced to submit a plan to remove illegal seawall, Quidnessett still backs water reclassification NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. – July 29, 2024 – Faced with the threat of additional fines if it failed to meet the state’s July 26 deadline, Quidnessett Country Club submitted plans to remove an illegal seawall from its property. But the plans … Read More

Save The Bay’s 2024 Legislative Wrap-up

Thursday, July 11, 2024

Save The Bay’s 2024 Legislative Wrap-up The RI General Assembly adjourned its 2024 session in June, with good news on several fronts and bad news — but progress — on Save The Bay’s top policy priorities: reform of the Coastal Resources Management Council, and passage of a bottle deposit bill to reduce plastic pollution. Here … Read More

Save The Bay’s 2024 Legislative Wrap-up The RI General Assembly adjourned its 2024 session in June, with good news on several fronts and bad news — but progress — on... ...Read More

Comments Submitted: Quidnessett Country Club

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Calling for the removal of the Quidnessett Country Club’s illegal sea wall in North Kingstown, RI Save The Bay’s comments to the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council, regarding to Quidnessett Country Club, CRMC File Number 2024-04-071 Save The Bay submitted a letter to CRMC urging the agency to deny Quidnessett Country Club’s petition to … Read More

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