Fighting fire with fire: Are man-made burns RI's best weapon against wildfire?
RI just endured a record-setting stretch of wildfires driven by weather extremes. Here's why burning forests might be the ...
Sen. Whitehouse: Effects of climate change could plummet the U.S. economy
Rhode Island Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, the ranking member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, warns ...
RIPR: The Public's Radio6d
What can we do to mitigate wildfires in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island was the site of two major wildfires in 2023, and the state saw over 40 forest fires this past fall alone. According to Brett Still, director of the Master of Environmental Science and ...
The Washington Post on MSN19d
Most U.S. schoolchildren toss their lunch trays every day. Here’s a better way.
A Rhode Island school is ditching plastic foam trays at lunchtime in favor of reusable stainless steel trays and sporks. It’s ...
The Boston Globe21d
Here’s what Rhode Island’s movers and shakers are watching for this year
Rhode Map asked some of ... together to create a thriving Rhode Island. There are better years ahead, as we apply that same collective energy to climate action, civic health, and creating ...
The Providence Journal26d
Offshore wind is more important than ever for RI | Opinion
The consequences of climate change are bearing down on us now. Offshore wind isn’t just the darling of environmentalists. It has also been endorsed by the Rhode Island chapter of the AFL-CIO.
What's Up Newp5d
The results are in for the 25th annual Rhode Island BioBlitz
The RI Natural History Survey presented its initial findings on the twenty-fifth annual Rhode Island BioBlitz at Middletown ...