New Report: Ocean Acidification Threatens Shellfish Industry
Rhode Island is among 15 states whose shellfish industry is at long-term economic risk from the effects of ocean acidification. That’s according to new study funded by the National Science Foundation....
View ArticleRI DEM reduces Striped Bass Catch For 2015 Season
In what Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management chief Janet Coit says is an effort to protect the striper fishery, DEM today filed new regulations for the recreational striped bass fishery...
View ArticleThree Healthy, Adult Beluga Whales Still Swimming In Narragansett Bay
Three beluga whales spotted in Narragansett Bay are healthy adult males, likely from the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada. (Video courtesy of Matt Jarbeau) Bob Kenney, an emeritus marine research...
View ArticleBiologists Plan To Continue Tracking Beluga Whales In Narragansett Bay
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration plans to continue to monitor daily the three beluga whales exploring Narragansett Bay. Biologists want to make sure they return safely back to their...
View ArticleBacteria Levels Down By Half In Upper Narragansett Bay
Upper Narragansett Bay is cleaner than it used to be. That’s according to the latest data from the Narragansett Bay Commission.
View ArticleScott MacKay Commentary: The Anti-HPV Vaccine Fallacy
Opponents of mandatory HPV vaccinations want the Rhode Island General Assembly to stop requiring the vaccines for all seventh graders. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay wonders if politicians should...
View ArticleResearchers Say They're A Step Closer To Determining If Capt. Cook's...
Researchers with the Rhode Island Marine Archeology Project say they’re one step closer to determining whether Captain Cook’s famous ship, the Endeavour , lies at the bottom of Newport Harbor. The...
View ArticleProvidence-Newport Ferry Service To Resume This Week
Starting Friday, ferry boats will sail Narragansett Bay, connecting Providence and Newport for the first time since 2009. The high-speed ferry is scheduled to run daily through early September.
View ArticleA Tribute To Bristol's 231st July Fourth Celebration
Bristol – There will be floats, bands and puppets, the trill of bagpipes and Sousa marches. The sailors will step smartly down Hope Street, where the red, white and blue traffic stripes have replaced...
View ArticleWatershed Counts Releases Annual Report On Health Of Narragansett Bay
The report highlights the importance of headwater streams to the health of the bay. These small bodies of water feed into the bay, and stretch as far north as Worcester, Massachusetts. These feeder...
View ArticleRI Emergency Shellfish Closure Lifted
A shellfishing ban in Narragansett Bay has been lifted ahead of schedule. All conditional areas were closed over the weekend and will reopen today at noon. The ban was put in place more than a week ago...
View ArticleNarragansett Bay Organization Offers Tips On How To Reduce Runoff Pollution
Save the Bay, an organization dedicated to protecting Narragansett Bay, is offering tips on how Rhode Islanders can reduce their contribution to polluted rainwater that runs off of lawns and hard...
View ArticleFinal Phase Of Decades-Old Water Quality Project Moving Forward Slower Than...
The final phase of a water quality project decades in the making has been delayed by at least three years.
View ArticleScientists, State Leaders React To U.S. Exit From Climate Pact
State leaders and members of the scientific community are expressing concern after President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will pull out of the Paris Climate Accord. At a White House press...
View ArticleRI Farmers And Environmentalists At Odds Over Proposed Repeal Of The Clean...
Local environmentalists and farmers are at odds over a proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency to repeal the 2015 Clean Water Rule.
View ArticleURI Receives $19M To Study Effects Of Climate Change On Coastal Ecosystems
Researchers at the University of Rhode Island have received a $19 million federal grant to study how man-made and natural climate changes are affecting ecosystems in Narragansett Bay.
View ArticleBig Increase in Newport-Providence Ferry Riders
Ridership surged this summer on the Newport-Providence ferry on Narragansett Bay, with more than 43,000 travelers using the ferry, a jump of nearly 10,000 from the ferry’s inaugural season in 2016,...
View ArticleLawmakers, Environmentalists Concerned After EPA Stops Scientists From...
Lawmakers and environmentalists are disappointed in and concerned about the federal Environmental Protection Agency's decision to stop three agency scientists from talking about their research on...
View ArticleActivist Plans To Swim Entire Length Of Narragansett Bay
On Tuesday, a clean water advocate will announce his plans to swim the entire length of Narragansett Bay. Christopher Swain will swim from Point Judith to Providence over the course of 2 weeks, in an...
View ArticleAfter Warwick Sewer Line Collapse, RIDEM Modifies Shellfishing Closure In...
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has reduced the area in Upper Narragansett Bay that has been closed off to shellfishing to just a two-mile stretch along Warwick's coast.
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