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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

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: 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: 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

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

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

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