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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.

My Turn: Lilian Calderon: A year of fear under immigration law
Providence Journal Commentary
5 years 1 month ago
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 - 10:24
Letter: Sister Margaret Mary Schissler: Protecting animals more than fellow human beings
Providence Journal Letters to the Editor
5 years 1 month ago
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 23:00
Letter: Edwin S. Mehlman: Kennedy had right idea about church, state separation
Providence Journal Letters to the Editor
5 years 1 month ago
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 23:00
Letter: Felix Sarubbi: Problem with DCYF is a dire lack of funding
Providence Journal Letters to the Editor
5 years 1 month ago
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 23:00
Our Turn: Andrea Mazie and Ramona Santos: Parents say enough is enough
Providence Journal Commentary
5 years 1 month ago
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 23:00
The Breakers' geothermal system keeps landmark mansion cooler, warmer
Providence Journal Environment
5 years 1 month ago
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 21:29
Agriculture Community Forum – Fri, March 8
RI Environmental Education Assn News
5 years 1 month ago
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 15:28
My Turn: Perri Leviss: Dedicated R.I. graduates seek opportunity
Providence Journal Commentary
5 years 1 month ago
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 15:26
Providence Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission Meeting – February 20, 2019
Greater City Providence
5 years 1 month ago
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 13:34
I-195 Redevelopment District Commission Meeting – February 13, 2019
Greater City Providence
5 years 1 month ago
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 13:21
My Turn: Lara Salamano: My road back to Rhode Island
Providence Journal Commentary
5 years 1 month ago
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 12:34
Press Release: Volunteers Collect Nearly 300 Pounds of Marine Debris Despite Freezing Temperatures
Clean Ocean Access News
5 years 1 month ago
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 11:45
The Secret Lives of Words: 'Damn Yankees,' valentines and the heart of the matter
Providence Journal Commentary
5 years 1 month ago
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 11:34
Governor Raimondo, Infosys Launch Providence Design and Innovation Center
RI Governor Press Releases
5 years 1 month ago
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 11:30
Arthur I. Cyr: The United States retreat in the Middle East
Providence Journal Commentary
5 years 1 month ago
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 11:16
Letter: Joseph R. Santos: Children's lives are more important than taxes
Providence Journal Letters to the Editor
5 years 1 month ago
Monday, February 11, 2019 - 23:00
Letter: Chris Wilkens: Church prelates go soft on wayward politicians
Providence Journal Letters to the Editor
5 years 1 month ago
Monday, February 11, 2019 - 23:00
Letter: Steven M. Kane: Less inclined than ever to drive to Providence
Providence Journal Letters to the Editor
5 years 1 month ago
Monday, February 11, 2019 - 23:00
Letter: Gordon Rowley: Life is becoming a big bowl of alphabet soup
Providence Journal Letters to the Editor
5 years 1 month ago
Monday, February 11, 2019 - 23:00
My Turn: Dennis J. Roberts II: Diocese has pursued justice zealously
Providence Journal Commentary
5 years 1 month ago
Monday, February 11, 2019 - 23:00

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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.