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‘That’s what kills me is the environmental impacts of all these people just sitting in traffic daily, in an already heavily polluted area within the state’
We highlight a few of the many events happening across the Community Libraries of Providence – from opportunities to make your own stop-motion animation to meetups for coding and board game design. Plus: an afternoon book club at the Rochambeau Library
Rhode Island’s Teatro en El Verano is Celebrating its 10th Anniversary
This is the eighth year Ocean State Media has awarded a college scholarship worth up to $60,000 over four years
Once thought lost to history, the powerful handwritten declaration by New England Baptist clergy resurfaces—shedding new light on religious resistance to slavery and a pivotal moment in the church’s past
Rhode Island had been poised to become a hub for offshore wind, but the new domestic policy bill debated overnight in the U.S. House could put that work in jeopardy
What is carbon benchmarking? The practice is an important first step in tackling one of the US’s largest sources of carbon emissions: the buildings we live in
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The future of Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio is at risk.
Federal funding cuts threaten public media, putting trusted journalism, children’s education, and community connection at risk. Now is the time for action.
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How a near-catastrophe on the westbound Washington Bridge will affect Rhode Islanders for years to come
Lily Jeznach, professor of environmental engineering at Roger Williams University and Cranston resident
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