Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Mea Culpa: Please see Number 1A (below). We’re breaking from TGIF’s usual format this week to look at key questions facing…
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Vermont Sen. Sanders to Formally Announce Presidential Campaign Next Week
Bernie Sanders, Vermont’s left-leaning independent U.S. Senator, is launching his long shot Democratic nomination presidential campaign next Tuesday …
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RI Statehouse May Get Air-Conditioning
The sweat box that is the Rhode Island Statehouse in the summer months may become a thing of the past. That’s because the Raimondo Administration is…
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Deepwater Wind Inks 20 Year Contract With RI Fast Ferry
Deepwater Wind has entered into a 20 year contract with Rhode Island Fast Ferry out of North Kingstown. The ferry service will provide a vessel to help…
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Biologists 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…
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Grassroots Providence Procession Draws Attention To Water Issues
A group of artists, scientists, educators, and residents who want to promote the health of urban ponds will march in a parade later today in Providence…
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Volvo Ocean Race: A Platform To Highlight Growing Problem Of Ocean Trash
Sailors competing in the Volvo Ocean Race are attesting to the growing amount of trash found in the ocean. They’ve reported plastic debris getting stuck…
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Three 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…
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Officials Expect A Lucrative Rhode Island Tourist Season
Beaches have opened and warm weather is upon us, which can mean only one thing for the Ocean State, tourist season has begun. State officials are…
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New Tool Aims To Help Scallop Fishery Adapt To Climate Change
Oceans are becoming more acidic as they absorb all the carbon emissions humans release into the air. And it could impact the Atlantic seaboard’s scallop…
