The authors say not only is the bottle bill good policy for RI, it is the right thing to do for the environment.

Rhode Island has a major opportunity to modernize and reform its recycling system with two common-sense bills currently before the legislature.

A bottle bill is not only good for the environment, it’s good for business, proponents of House bill 6207 write.

For the third year in a row, environmental groups, good government advocates, and the attorney general are lobbying Rhode Island lawmakers to overhaul the state’s coastal regulatory agency.

Legislation now in its third year that would reform the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council by getting rid of the appointed council drew overwhelming support at a State House hearing Wed...

Governor McKee selects a doctor who has served on the Barrington Harbor Commission. Save the Bay says it highlights need to replace the volunteer council with a state agency run by experts.

A new survey finds that more than half of respondents support a bottle bill in RI, fueling efforts to set up a redemption program.

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The intense downpours causing more street flooding in the region in recent years reflect the impact of climate change. At the other end of the weather spectrum, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee this we...