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Airport Food and Beverage Workers Strike at T. F. Green
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (550+ words) By Jonmaesha Beltran / eco RI News staff WARWICK, R. I. " Alecia Rogers" paycheck rises and falls with the foot traffic at Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport, where she works as a server. Travelers leave generous tips on some days. She picks up…...
What a Waste: Heaps of Clothing, Furniture, Household Items Overflow Dumpsters on Move-Out Weekends
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (807+ words) By Frank Carini / eco RI News columnist PROVIDENCE " Two East Side women have a concept of a plan to stop clothes, vacuums, furniture, and books from being buried in Johnston. After our publisher and my wife, Joanna Detz, and I…...
Providence Mayoral Hopefuls Face Questions about Port Pollution, Recycling at South Side Forum
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (1491+ words) By Jonmaesha Beltran / eco RI News staff PROVIDENCE " South Providence struggles with low voter turnout, but that hasn't stopped organizations from bringing residents face to face with the people hoping to lead their city for the next four years. Mayor…...
As Populations of Wild Brook Trout Decline, Conversation Around Practice of Stocking Changes
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (1548+ words) By Joshua Geaughan / eco RI News contributor UPPER WOOD RIVER, R. I. " Wild eastern brook trout is the only species of freshwater trout native to Rhode Island, and their numbers are shrinking due to factors including climate change and habitat loss. Organizations…...
Shifting Tides: Horseshoe Crab Population Shows Mixed Trends Across Rhode Island Waters
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (1694+ words) By Jonmaesha Beltran / eco RI News staff WESTERLY, R. I. " Tag No. 445308 surfaced once again at Napatree Point as a group of 14 surveyors headed back to their cars. "This one has been out here for a couple of years now," one surveyor…...
From the Great Salt Cove to Waterplace Park: How Hardening Downtown Providence's Waterways Affects Flooding Today
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1437+ words) By Ian Ritter / Brown University PROVIDENCE " When Giovanni da Verrenzado " the first European to explore New England's Atlantic coast " first sailed into the Narragansett Bay in 1524, he was greeted by a very different Providence than today. A jagged coastline of…...
Management of Rhode Island's Forests, Wildlife Areas Needs Reboot
3+ week, 3+ hour ago (1713+ words) By Frank Carini / eco RI News columnist The program Rick Enser helped build was trashed in 2007. The explanation, as it always is, was budget woes. There's seldom money available to protect the natural world, or so we are repeatedly told....
Warwick Farm Grows Food for the Hungry
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (879+ words) Operation's longtime steward retiring at the end of the year By Frank Carini / eco RI News staff WARWICK, R. I. " It was the garlic that ultimately tested the resolve of Steven Stycos. First the crop was infested by maggots, and the following…...
PPS, Biolithic Builds, Local Residents Come Together for Plastering Workshop in New Federal Hill Straw Bale Home
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (594+ words) By Keating Zelenke / Providence Preservation Society PROVIDENCE " Jeffrey Yoo Warren and Aisha Jandosova's home on Vernon Street may be new construction, but building it is an act of preservation. The pair opted to use straw bale panels and plaster for…...
Rhode Island Recycled Metals Fights to Toss Lawsuit
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (683+ words) By Jonmaesha Beltran / eco RI News staff PROVIDENCE " The next time Rhode Island Recycled Metals will appear on the Board of Licenses" agenda will be a few days after a hearing on the company"s bid to dismiss the city…...