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RI Gov. Dan McKee signs 'landmark' climate bill

NEWPORT More than 100 people packed the western end of Bowen’s Wharf Saturday afternoon as Gov. Dan McKee signed what speakers called the “landmark” Act on Climate aimed at cutting the state’s greenhouse-gas emissions to net-zero by 2050.
“This is a milestone in the fight against climate change,” said McKee, who was accompanied by multiple state leaders. “Rhode Island is already feeling its impacts across our economy and our environment. With 400 miles of coastline, the Ocean State is on the front lines of this climate crisis.”
“This legislation presents an opportunity to enhance our economy, our public health, environmental equity, and our natural environment,” he said. “The Act on Climate is a bold response to a serious threat.” ....

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RI Lawmakers To Again Consider Statewide Plastic Bag Ban

RI Lawmakers To Again Consider Statewide Plastic Bag Ban
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2/10/2021
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Several Rhode Island communities have implemented their own plastic bag bans.
PROVIDENCE, RI Rhode Island lawmakers will again consider a statewide plastic bag ban. Senate President Dominick Ruggerio and Rep. Carol Hagan McEntee once again introduced legislation that would require stores to offer recyclable or reusable alternatives to single-use plastic bags.
The dangers plastic pollution poses to oceans and marine wildlife is well-documented, and plastic use overall contributes to the degradation of our environment, Ruggerio said.
A statewide plastic bag ban is not a new debate in Rhode Island. Legislation has been introduced in both 2019 and 2020 and approved by the Senate, but never made it to the governor s desk. ....

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RI Senate committee hears Act on Climate bill

RI Senate committee hears Act on Climate bill
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Published Caption: State Sen. Dawn Euer will serve as chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture when the 2021 legislative session begins. [FILE PHOTO] [incumbent] Original Caption: State Sen. Dawn Euer will serve as chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture when the 2021 legislative session begins. [FILE PHOTO]
PROVIDENCE In 2014, Rhode Island became an early adopter of a plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions to help fight climate change.
But the Resilient Rhode Island Act passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by then-Gov. Lincoln Chafee was lacking in one important way, say state environmental advocates. ....

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State rules on 'forever' PFAS chemicals in drinking water in limbo

PROVIDENCE Last February, a top official with the Rhode Island Department of Health assured lawmakers that the state was on the verge of coming up with regulations on so-called “forever chemicals” found in firefighting foam, cookware and food packaging that have contaminated drinking water supplies across the nation.
A drinking water standard for compounds in the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance, or PFAS, family would be presented to Gov. Gina Raimondo’s office in March and be ready for the public to see by May, associate director of health Seema Dixit told the House Environment and Natural Resources Committee at a hearing on Feb. 6, 2020. ....

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Sensing a window of opportunity, RI's environmental groups are split on top legislative priorities

Sensing a window of opportunity, RI s environmental groups are split on top legislative priorities
Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal
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Aerial photos of the Masonic Temple in Providence in the foreground with the Statehouse at the top of the frame.
PROVIDENCE There was no debate last winter about what Rhode Island’s environmental groups wanted the General Assembly to do in its 2020 session.
The Environment Council of Rhode Island had only one item on its list of legislative priorities winning passage of a law that would finally make targets adopted years ago for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions mandatory and enforceable in the state. ....

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