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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.

Saturday, June 10, 2017 - 15:35
Saturday, June 10, 2017 - 19:34
Saturday, June 10, 2017 - 17:33
Saturday, June 10, 2017 - 13:37
Earlier hatching Tent caterpillars enjoy first course of R.I. trees
Providence Journal Environment
8 years 4 weeks ago
Friday, June 9, 2017 - 17:34
Trash Tutorial: Tips for keeping paper and cardboard dry
Providence Journal Environment
8 years 4 weeks ago
Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 11:40
Rhode Island Takes Action to Create a Food System for the People, the Environment, and the Economy
Conservation Law Foundation Scoop
8 years 4 weeks ago
Friday, June 9, 2017 - 17:34
The state of Rhode Island's sharks
Narwhal's Left Tooth
8 years 4 weeks ago
Monday, June 26, 2017 - 15:15
R.I. Wastewater Plant Operators Sweep Regional Competition
RI Department of Environmental Management Press Releases
8 years 4 weeks ago
Friday, June 9, 2017 - 15:41
Why RIPEC is Wrong to Focus on the Car Tax
Transport Providence
8 years 4 weeks ago
Friday, June 9, 2017 - 14:35
Chicago Developer Helps Fund Pro-Power Plant Group
ecoRI News
8 years 4 weeks ago
Saturday, June 10, 2017 - 04:38
Corporate Neglect in MA: The Fight For Historic Canal Restoration in Lawrence
Conservation Law Foundation Scoop
8 years 4 weeks ago
Friday, June 9, 2017 - 15:41
Raimondo Declares June LGBTQ Pride Month
RI Governor Press Releases
8 years 4 weeks ago
Monday, June 19, 2017 - 11:36
Gardening: Mulch is more than a weed barrier
Providence Journal Garden News
8 years 4 weeks ago
Friday, June 9, 2017 - 23:36
Ex-EPA official Cynthia Giles sees danger in Trump cuts
Providence Journal Environment
8 years 4 weeks ago
Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 21:37
Newport's Secret Garden tour reveals private retreats
Providence Journal Garden News
8 years 4 weeks ago
Friday, June 9, 2017 - 23:36
Can psychology influence the way we recycle?
Renewable Now
8 years 4 weeks ago
Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 22:17
Aaron Regunberg and Maryellen Goodwin: Compromise on sick leave in R.I.
Providence Journal Commentary
8 years 4 weeks ago
Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 21:37
Scott Turner: Caring people restore a riverside
Providence Journal Commentary
8 years 4 weeks ago
Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 21:37
2017 Clean Energy Jobs Report: RI Clean Energy Jobs See 66 Percent Growth Since 2014
RI Governor Press Releases
8 years 4 weeks ago
Friday, June 9, 2017 - 18:35

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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.