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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 1h
This 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
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Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · 11h
If 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.
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Low 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.
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The 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
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
A 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/4ygrlks
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All Aboard: Coastal Rail With Trail Project for Aquidneck Island Gains Steam
A working group stewarded by Aquidneck Resilience has made progress toward the implementation of a “rail with trail” on the island’s west side.
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
PVD311 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
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Kate Schapira: "Well Put & Generalizable" @kateschapira.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Youth 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/events
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Take 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
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Jessan Dunn Otis @jessandunnotis.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
See you there! 🫶🏼👍🏼🦪
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
See you soon!
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
100% human-reported news here!
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
In this week's newsletter: 🤒 Eroding Westerly beach in rehab 🏫 ABCs and PFAS in North Smithfield schools bit.ly/4ymIOIi
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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/4hRFj6e
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Capitalistic Smog Monster Devours Planetary Health - ecoRI News
Industrial capitalism is trashing the planet and sucking the life out of this mostly-blue third rock from the sun.
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If 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
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Melissa Guillet believes 15 Minutes Is enough to make nature matter. bit.ly/4yAQQxZ
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
In 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
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David Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
See you there! #EatDrinkRI
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
When 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/4z6Rgfj
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What Does It Take to Get that Oyster on Your Plate? Specialized Gear, Hard Work
Water quality and type of gear, among other factors, decide what that oyster on your plate tastes like.
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hear 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
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Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We’re delighted to be part of this series. Please come!
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In 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
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Next 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
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
For 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
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Jessica David @jdinri.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Next Tuesday, I have the amazing opportunity to be part of @ecorinews.bsky.social 's Low Carbon Academy, talking about Money Matters. Join me!
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Low 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 […]
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Philip Eil @phileil.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'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!
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What 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
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Woonsocket is on track to meet the state’s 2033 deadline to replace all public and private lead service lines. bit.ly/3TydV57
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In 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
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
On 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
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
At 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
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Environmental 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/3VIJDgG
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Environmental Advocates, Residents Raise Concerns Over Odor Enforcement - ecoRI News
The People’s Port Authority launched a campaign five years ago to address the odors in South Providence and Washington Park.
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In 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
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The 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
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The 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
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
State environment and public health officials have discovered another fire station in Newport County with a well contaminated by PFAS. buff.ly/32VXRdk
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Sugar-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
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Op-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
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Some 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
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
In 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
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
What 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
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Sure 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
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Learn 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/4AfFRLL
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David Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I guess I should say according to a quick google search, which I’m getting a little less confident of these days.
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David Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Read Jo’s words and give to @ecorinews.bsky.social if you’re able.
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Philip Eil @phileil.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I'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.
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In 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
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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
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Message 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
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Last 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
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In 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
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ecoRI News @ecorinews.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
An 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
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