The RI Natural History Survey presented its initial findings on the twenty-fifth annual Rhode Island BioBlitz at Middletown ...

Rhode Island was the site of two major wildfires in 2023, and the state saw over 40 forest fires this past fall alone. According to Brett Still, director of the Master of Environmental Science and ...

Zeldin said, if confirmed, that he’d foster collaboration and balance in his approach to carrying out the mission of the EPA.

Eelgrass is a critical habitat for fish, protects against coastal erosion and stores carbon. But it's threatened by pollution and climate change. Dozens of local scientists are working to protect and ...

Arctic shipping routes and burgeoning mining opportunities may be part of Greenland’s appeal to President-elect Donald Trump, ...

Rhode Island House Speaker Joe Shekarchi starts 2025 in an enviable position. He has overwhelming support from the members who make up the House of Representatives -- and won re-election as speaker ...

James Woods is watching his California home burn, as wildfires ravage the Palisades area. Woods, who is from and still has a ...

While emergency warming centers and overnight shelters have been activated across the state, the Rhode Island Coalition to ...

Rhode Island's minimum wage hit $15 an hour on Jan. 1, the rate set by legislation in 2021. That legislation brought gradual increases over four years. In 2021, Rhode Island's minimum wage was $11.50, ...

And that’s only the beginning of the upheaval extreme weather and climate change will wreak on our infrastructure and economy.

A Rhode Island school is ditching plastic foam trays at lunchtime in favor of reusable stainless steel trays and sporks. It’s ...