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These articles come in automatically from raw news feeds. I don't have time to clean up the irrelevant and sometimes duplicative stuff, but it nevertheless demonstrates that an aggregated news resource would be very useful locally. Although the Providence Journal is a shadow of its former self, local environment-related news is produced by various independent reporters and groups, including directly from government agencies and nonprofits. At present we either must subscribe to numerous sources flooding our inboxes and news feeds - an assault we don't have time for, or we ignore the issues because the news is scattered and does not reach critical mass. We need local Associated Press-type collating and curating!

Below the latest news are examples of Featured and Indexed articles that I curated a few years ago. This website actually has a lot of valuable background information on Rhode Island's environment. Scroll down the page to see.

Toad and Tadpole Minute
Moshassuck Critters Videos
1 week 11 hours ago
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - 14:36
“Doing to Learn”: Fellowship Connects Students with Food System Work
URI Master Gardener Program
1 week 14 hours ago
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 - 11:34
Herps on a Hot Day
Moshassuck Critters Videos
1 week 1 day ago
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - 16:35
July News 2025
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center Conservancy News
1 week 1 day ago
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - 13:56
From Arkansas to Vermont to Texas, High Water, Higher Stakes
Conservation Law Foundation Scoop
1 week 1 day ago
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - 09:30
Behind-the-meter Solar Shines in ISO-NE Capacity Deficiency Event
Acadia Center News Items
1 week 1 day ago
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - 09:27
A heat wave hit New England’s grid. Clean energy saved the day.
Acadia Center News Items
1 week 1 day ago
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - 09:14
A Trip to the Pond
Moshassuck Critters Videos
1 week 2 days ago
Monday, July 7, 2025 - 17:09
A Trip to the Beach
Moshassuck Critters Videos
1 week 2 days ago
Monday, July 7, 2025 - 17:08
People of RWP – Richard Riccio and John Goff
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center Conservancy News
1 week 2 days ago
Monday, July 7, 2025 - 16:38
People of RWP – Samuel LaFortune
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center Conservancy News
1 week 2 days ago
Monday, July 7, 2025 - 16:35
FOR RELEASE: RGGI States Finalize Program Updates to Support Clean Air and Affordable Energy through 2037
Acadia Center News Items
1 week 2 days ago
Monday, July 7, 2025 - 16:27
Camp Sequoia 2025 Week 1, Day 1: Building the Community
Blithewold Garden Blog
1 week 2 days ago
Monday, July 7, 2025 - 16:21
Youth Designers Unveil Community Garden Enhancement in Providence Partnership
Southside Community Land Trust
1 week 2 days ago
Monday, July 7, 2025 - 15:32
SCLT builds partnerships for free farmers market series
Southside Community Land Trust
1 week 2 days ago
Monday, July 7, 2025 - 15:18
Record Crowds Gather for 33rd Annual Plant Sale
Southside Community Land Trust
1 week 2 days ago
Monday, July 7, 2025 - 14:12
Community scientists study urban garden biodiversity at Peace & Plenty
Southside Community Land Trust
1 week 2 days ago
Monday, July 7, 2025 - 13:25
Report: Clean energy kept lights on during New England heat wave
Acadia Center News Items
1 week 2 days ago
Monday, July 7, 2025 - 11:32
Is it illegal to flat tow a car in Victoria?
RI Clean Water Finance Agency News
1 week 2 days ago
Monday, July 7, 2025 - 11:14
Rooftop solar strengthens electric grid during recent heat wave
Acadia Center News Items
1 week 2 days ago
Monday, July 7, 2025 - 09:37

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Ideally I'd index the relevant stuff and discard the rest regularly, but I am not devoting my time to this in 2018 and 2019. It would be useful to have this compilation of news from a wide variety of responsible local organizations, though. This is a sample of what could be if more people started working on this project. I did index news from the beginning of 2015 into 2018, with a few gaps. It's possible to keep this up in an hour or two a day. But then I can't do other stuff..... SK

 

[First published in early 2015}  News about Rhode Island's environment is gathered automatically from blogs and feeds, and almost every source originates in Rhode Island. This processcatches some stories that aren't  important or relevant to this website, but everything here is in order of latest date published at top. Some of the feeds don't alwaysn work, some need adjustment, and some stories I see in newspapers or websites that I want to include but can't be brought in automatically, so some news is missing. Eventually, this news service will be refined, but there's plenty to read already.

A more useful way to read the news is by category. I assign environmental categories to news stories as I read them, which sometimes means they don't show up for a little while if I'm taking a break from indexing things here. I don't index the irrelevant stuff. Some stories go back to 2010 because their news feeds were set up to deliver older stories, not just the usual 5 or 10 stories.

Providential Gardener does not necessarily agree or disagree with any of the views expressed in these blogs. Facts may or may not be accurate. So read thoughtfully and do your own research in reliable sources. Of course, in this day and age of the Wild-West internet where everyone can publish their opinions, it's a serious and important question what "reliable sources" might be....

If you want to subscribe to one of the news sources directly, go to the source and grab the rss feed. In the menu, there is a list of news sources.