Our live coverage of the Washington Bridge replacement announcement. Patrick Anderson coming in with updates. providencejournal.com/story/news/pol…

Pat MacMeekin is a hero of the Queen’s River fire. Quick action by Rhode Island Dept of Environmental Management and firefighters from Exeter & other towns kept everyone safe. A year later, we can talk about how fire is an important element of this ecosystem. Alex Kuffner Providence Journal providencejournal.com/story/news/env…

Preliminary results suggest that the right whale recently found off Virginia died as a result of "catastrophic" injuries to the whale’s spine and lower back. "These findings are consistent with blunt force trauma from a vessel strike," NOAA reports here: fisheries.noaa.gov/national/endan…

More bad news for a critically endangered species: Another right whale was just found to be suffering from a severe entanglement. The adult male, spotted south of Block Island, has rope "coming out of both sides of its mouth," NOAA reports. More here: fisheries.noaa.gov/national/endan…

Two good stories today from new Projo reporter Jonny Williams! #1- Ex-Cranston councilwoman claims she was blackmailed. Now state police may be investigating providencejournal.com/story/news/pol…

Another critically endangered North Atlantic right whale was spotted over the weekend entangled in fishing gear around its mouth. This is an adult female -- thide needed most -- found in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, according to Canadian officials.

Long-term ocean sampling in Narragansett Bay reveals plummeting plankton levels: impact uncertain for local food web uri.edu/news/2024/05/l…

Good news from the fight against toxic #PFAS! The Consumer PFAS Ban Act just passed out of committee in the Rhode Island Senate. Thank you @MeghanEKallman and @alanadimario.bsky.social for your hard work on this bill. Let's get this passed!

Quahog commission recommends transplants and seeding the Bay − but how much will it cost? providencejournal.com/story/news/env…

Providence Journal: The final report from a legislative commission studying the decline of quahog harvests in Narragansett Bay recommends transplanting more of the hard-shelled clams from tainted areas to cleaner waters, expanding a program to seed the Bay with babies, and exploring the idea

At outset of heat wave, a worker collapsed onto a scaffolding and died in Providence providencejournal.com/story/news/loc…

Patinkin: Peggy Sharpe could have led a quiet life, instead she left RI a better place providencejournal.com/story/news/202…

Great story from Alex Kuffner on the Flood Rover!! 🛻🌊🛻🌊 providencejournal.com/story/news/env…

'The Narrow River won': A fight to build a house on stilts in Narragansett may be over. providencejournal.com/story/news/pol… via Providence Journal

AG, former CRMC official slam country club's attempt to change rules for illegal seawall providencejournal.com/story/news/pol…

Outdoor air pollution is often worse in the summer. Join Breathe Providence on July 23 at the South Providence Library to build a DIY air filter to stay cool and reduce air pollutants in your home. Free and open to the public but supplies are limited. breatheprovidence.com/events/diy-air…

"... all of the blades should be analyzed for aerodynamic flutter stability before any more are installed in offshore turbines. He also suggested that a scale model of the blades needs to be tested in a NASA wind tunnel before installation." capecodtimes.com/story/news/202…

RI Governor Dan McKee is proposing a new electric vehicle fee to offset the loss of gas tax collections to battery-powered cars. But so far gas tax collections are still going up Do new EV fees risk slowing a technology transition already facing headwinds? providencejournal.com/story/news/pol…

Political Scene: In 2023 Rhode Island created a first-of-its-kind lead-safe apartment registry. More than 18 months later, some landlord-lawmakers still aren't complying with it. They include the Assembly's top property owner and Senate Majority Leader link in replies

Trump fires NOAA scientists helping whales and offshore wind coexist canarymedia.com/articles/offsh…