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Quahog commission recommends transplants and seeding the Bay − but how much will it cost?
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoPROVIDENCE − The final report from a legislative commission studying the decline of quahog harvests...
A 2.2-mile-long tunnel is being drilled in RI. Where is the debris going?
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoIt's been described as the largest public works project most Rhode Islanders will never lay eyes on....
Human intervention changed life in Narragansett Bay. But could it save the quahog?
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoEditor's note: This is the second story in a three-part series on the decline of Rhode Island's...
Pollution closed this RI beach a century ago. By 2026, it will be open to swimmers again.
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoEAST PROVIDENCE – In one of the clearest signs yet of the water quality improvements in Narragansett...
Changes in wastewater billing are overdue in RI | Opinion
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 months agoRichard Burroughs teaches in the Department of Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island. He...
The quahog holds a dear place in RI’s culture. Could its days be numbered?
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 3 months agoEditor's note: This is the first story in a three-part series on the quahog's decline in Rhode...
Final resting place of lost British ship Gaspee remains Narragansett Bay's secret
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWARWICK — The sands of time — or at least the silt at the bottom of Narragansett Bay — will continue...
Drilling of a 2.2-mile sewer tunnel under Rhode Island is finally complete. What comes next?
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPAWTUCKET – In a huge burrow deep beneath the east bank of the Seekonk River on Thursday morning,...
Rhode Island sewer-system operator hit by cyber attack
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPROVIDENCE — The Narragansett Bay Commission, which runs sewer systems in parts of the metropolitan Providence and Blackstone Valley areas, was hit by a ransomware attack on its computer systems ...
Public access to Portsmouth's shoreline just got a lot better. Here's how.
The Newport Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPORTSMOUTH — There are five new designated rights-of-way in town, granting the public shoreline...
