ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 1hThis Westerly beach is being lost to sea. A local group working to hold back the tides is seeing some success, even as its work draws ire from some who say restoration work is limiting access to the shore. bit.ly/4ypawEf 012
Reposted by ecoRI NewsLocal Return @localreturn.bsky.social · 11hIf you missed @jdinri.bsky.social's Money Matters session with @ecorinews.bsky.social's Low Carbon Academy, you can view the recording and resources here.ecori.orgLow Carbon Academy - ecoRI NewsLow Carbon Academy is a free workshop series offered by ecoRI News to help you reduce your carbon footprint, live lighter on the planet, and create positive change. 033
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 14/10/2026The next Low Carbon Academy is all about Positive Energy💡. Green Energy Consumers Alliance's Amanda Barker will share tips to save you energy, money, and the planet. A Q&A will follow the presentation. Register for free 👉️ bit.ly/4ilQk0b 053
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026A proposed rail with trail project would place a shared-use path for bicyclists and pedestrians alongside the active track where the Newport & Narragansett Bay Railroad now operates dinner trains bit.ly/4ygrlksbit.lyAll Aboard: Coastal Rail With Trail Project for Aquidneck Island Gains SteamA working group stewarded by Aquidneck Resilience has made progress toward the implementation of a “rail with trail” on the island’s west side. 031
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026PVD311 isn't just a complaint line. It's a place where a person’s need becomes a government action without a ballot, a room, or a lawyer, writes contributor Liam Freaney. The system would work better if it also accepted proposed solutions — otherwise the fix is on the city's timeline. bit.ly/4yibH8q 031
Reposted by ecoRI NewsKate Schapira: "Well Put & Generalizable" @kateschapira.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Youth filmmakers in Warren, RI made a documentary short on flooding & climate impacts w/support from my students at Brown & local arts org The Collaborative. It's screening this Thurs, 10/15, at 7pm, & I hope you'll come @ecorinews.bsky.social @brown-ibes.bsky.social english.brown.edu/eventsenglish.brown.eduEvents 1155
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Take our reader survey and let us know what you think about our news coverage. Your responses help shape what ecoRI News covers, who we reach, and how we grow, and you’ll be entered to win a $100 cash card: bit.ly/4hQGCm4 022
Reposted by ecoRI NewsJessan Dunn Otis @jessandunnotis.bsky.social · 13/10/2026See you there! 🫶🏼👍🏼🦪 132
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026In this week's newsletter: 🤒 Eroding Westerly beach in rehab 🏫 ABCs and PFAS in North Smithfield schools bit.ly/4ymIOIi 021
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 10/10/2026"Corporate greed ... has created a bloomin’ onion of crises," writes ecoRI News columnist Frank Carini. "Earth’s sublime and fragile gifts make our lives possible. Without nonhuman life, we all become impoverished." bit.ly/4hRFj6ebit.lyCapitalistic Smog Monster Devours Planetary Health - ecoRI NewsIndustrial capitalism is trashing the planet and sucking the life out of this mostly-blue third rock from the sun. 021
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026If you don't read our Weekender newsletter for the articles, at least read it for the Close (Wildlife) Encounters section to get the story behind this photo. bit.ly/4e0AhTS 034
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Melissa Guillet believes 15 Minutes Is enough to make nature matter. bit.ly/4yAQQxZ 022
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026In this week's newsletter: 💸 The guts of Rhode Island's $25M Green Bond 🦅 Osprey breeding once sky high, now plummets ⏰️ She's making nature matter 15 minutes at a time 🦪 Coastal agency flips for oyster farmers bit.ly/4hBJ13K 033
Reposted by ecoRI NewsDavid Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026See you there! #EatDrinkRI 242
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026When Bonnie Phillips reported this story to find out what it takes to get an oyster on your plate, she spent hours on the boat with oyster farmers, and she had to set her alarm for 5 a.m. more than once. bit.ly/4z6Rgfjbit.lyWhat Does It Take to Get that Oyster on Your Plate? Specialized Gear, Hard WorkWater quality and type of gear, among other factors, decide what that oyster on your plate tastes like. 155
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Hear from some of Rhode Island's oyster farmers about challenges and opportunities they face, then taste some of their oysters fresh from the Bay. Get tickets before they sell out! bit.ly/4zeRscL 133
Reposted by ecoRI NewsLocal Return @localreturn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026We’re delighted to be part of this series. Please come! 021
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026In this weekend's newsletter: 🦪 What it takes to get an oyster to your plate 🏖️ Where the beach used to be: What a 60-year survey of Rhode Island's coast reveals. Plus a sweater swap 🧶 and other stuff to do this weekend. bit.ly/3TH5AvY 011
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Next Tuesday evening, @jdinri.bsky.social, founder of @localreturn.bsky.social, will be talking about why Money Matters to sustainability and building community wealth at the latest Low Carbon Academy workshop. Register for free @ bit.ly/4ddCdIo 082
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026For Johnston's town council, there's nothing scarier than a bike path: "When I worked as a reporter in the 1990s, bike path opponents relied on the crime trope. During my time on bike paths, I’ve never seen a cyclist buzz by with a stolen plasma TV," writes columnist Frank Carini. bit.ly/4ymE8CZ 160
Reposted by ecoRI NewsJessica David @jdinri.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Next Tuesday, I have the amazing opportunity to be part of @ecorinews.bsky.social 's Low Carbon Academy, talking about Money Matters. Join me!ecori.orgLow Carbon Academy - ecoRI NewsLow Carbon Academy is a free workshop series offered by ecoRI News to help you reduce your carbon footprint, live lighter on the planet, and create positive change. Workshops in […] 043
Reposted by ecoRI NewsPhilip Eil @phileil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm excited to chat with @thevalleybreeze.bsky.social's LuzJennifer Martinez, Joanna Detz from @ecorinews.bsky.social, @ehalvarson.bsky.social from @thepvdeye.bsky.social, and @kevingandrade.bsky.social from @newbedfordlight.bsky.social (and elsewhere). Bright and talented folks, all! 162
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026What drove the collapse in osprey breeding success this summer? Only 38% of the 339 monitored nests successfully fledged young, making 2026 one of the poorest breeding seasons in the past decade. bit.ly/4rLM6mO 023
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Woonsocket is on track to meet the state’s 2033 deadline to replace all public and private lead service lines. bit.ly/3TydV57 110
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In this week's newsletter: ⚠️ Providence company violated 13 hazardous waste regulations 🏠️ Water emerges as new barrier to affordable housing 💧 Woonsocket is winning at lead-pipe replacement 💰️ Climate solutions abound, the budget to fund them is small bit.ly/4e3tFEd 062
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026On Friday, DEM found a Providence plating company violated 13 hazardous waste regulations. Last month, we reported former and current employees of the facility had raised concerns about possible chemical leaks they said hadn't been fixed. bit.ly/4iRILAb 022
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026At some point the wall will fail. Who pays to rebuild the wall? And no we're not talking about THAT wall. A provocative op-ed that is the first in a series by contributor Liam Freaney: bit.ly/4hhSLjE 022
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Environmental groups say regulations followed complaints from N. Kingstown residents about odors from a new asphalt plant, while South PVD residents have long complained about asphalt smells. “We’ve been talking about this for years and y’all just getting to it,” said one resident. bit.ly/3VIJDgGbit.lyEnvironmental Advocates, Residents Raise Concerns Over Odor Enforcement - ecoRI NewsThe People’s Port Authority launched a campaign five years ago to address the odors in South Providence and Washington Park. 032
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026In this week's newsletter: ⚠️ Another Newport County well tests positive for PFAS 🦨 Big stink over lax response to odor complaints 🚲️ Johnston says no to bike path extension bit.ly/4iHmEwf 032
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The problem isn’t sludge incinerators or battery storage facilities. We need both. The problem is decades of opaque transparency and backroom deals have eroded the public trust. Build trust, and then we can build the infrastructure we all require, writes columnist Frank Carini. bit.ly/4xErTAE 141
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The town of Johnston is opposed to a bike path extension. But advocates for the path say they plan to show skeptics what the Greenway can do for the environment and the community. bit.ly/4h4RaPn 032
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 21/09/2026State environment and public health officials have discovered another fire station in Newport County with a well contaminated by PFAS. buff.ly/32VXRdk 031
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Sugar-free, dairy-free, wheat-free. What about Carbon Free? Register for the next Low Carbon Academy Workshop, "Eat It." Guest David Dadekian of Eat Drink RI will share ideas for how to reduce the carbon on your plate. bit.ly/4AfFRLL 045
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Op-ed: Repealing the 25-year-old Roadless Rule would open untrammeled wilderness to road construction, inviting logging, mining, and motorized vehicles to some of the White Mountains’ most isolated spots. bit.ly/4h9Ce11 011
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Some have been critical that Rhode Island's 'Big Three' environmental organizations haven't fought harder against unchecked development in the state's natural areas. Our reporter spoke with the heads of the three organizations who say their role is more nuanced. bit.ly/4h26Hzl 042
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026In this weekend's newsletter: 😋 One botanist wants you to be eating the forest for the trees 🚛 What repealing the roadless rule means for the White Mountains Plus Stuff to do this weekend and a close encounter with a tiny snail inside a green pepper 🐌 bit.ly/4xvButq 054
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 17/09/2026What grows on an urban farm besides food? City Farm wants to find out during its inaugural BioBlitz—during which participants are recording the birds, fungal, insect, mammal, plant, reptile, and tree species on the one-acre farm in Providence. bit.ly/3VyFls8 092
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Sure you can bid on gift cards to Dave's Marketplace, a private mobile sauna session, or tickets to PPAC at our online auction, but did you know you could also bid on fueling columnist @frankcarini.bsky.social? Surely he needs more than $250 to fuel his benevolent rage. buff.ly/Os4Avkx 032
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Learn how to reduce the carbon on your plate at our next Low Carbon Academy workshop with @dadekian.bsky.social and @robesmit.bsky.social. Register for free at bit.ly/4AfFRLLbit.lyLow Carbon Academy: Eat ItA workshop series to help you reduce your carbon footprint, live lighter on the planet, and create positive change 064
Reposted by ecoRI NewsDavid Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I guess I should say according to a quick google search, which I’m getting a little less confident of these days. 021
Reposted by ecoRI NewsDavid Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Read Jo’s words and give to @ecorinews.bsky.social if you’re able. 021
Reposted by ecoRI NewsPhilip Eil @phileil.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I'm so pleased to see ecoRI News survive (and thrive) into its teenage years. I just donated in the hopes that this vital news org will be around for many more years to come. 093
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026In this week's newsletter 🐞 The (bio)blitz is on at Providence's City Farm 🚍️ RIPTA riders oppose moving bus hub from Kennedy Plaza 🦃 A celebrity turkey's gravy days are just beginning 🏔️ Feds target White Mountain wilderness for construction bit.ly/4yFLAcb 022
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 14/09/2026"As is our tradition on ecoRI News’ birthday, my co-founder/husband Frank and I are making a donation to ecoRI News today. We don’t have kids of our own, so this is something we do for the newsroom we hatched. I hope you will join us." bit.ly/4Aimhi0 0102
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Message from our publisher on the eve of ecoRI News' 17th birthday. "I could not have foreseen how, in building this newsroom, we also unintentionally built an incredible community of people I otherwise may not have met as a civilian." bit.ly/4Aimhi0 1133
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Last chance to get tickets to our Sept. 18 Zero-Trash Bash. Celebrate 17 years of ecoRI News and raise funds to support our quest for worldwide media domination bit.ly/4fbrr6Y 011
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 11/09/2026In this weekend's newsletter: ☠️ “Tiverton continues to pay for the sins of the past.” 🤒 Opinion: MAGAitis Infects food and safety Plus Stuff to do this weekend and a close encounter with a friendly sandwich-loving gull 🥪 bit.ly/4yCxfNL 011
ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 10/09/2026An opponent of moving the bus hub out of Kennedy Plaza says RIPTA can’t afford the move as it struggles to maintain bus service — and he shared that the agency hasn’t evaluated whether the proposed new location would be better. bit.ly/4hizwYh 010