pollution

DEM Looking into Narragansett Bay Pollution

Bradley Campbell — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:04:55 +0000

Shell fishermen are banned from fishing in the Upper Narragansett Bay. The Department of Environmental Management has found high levels of bacteria in the water.

DEM’s Chief of Surface Water Protection, Angelo Liberti, says it’s due to a portion of the Bucklin Point Wastewater Treatment plant in East Providence being taken offline. "And with the last rain event, they had some trouble balancing their treatment flow through their system which resulted in the release of partially treated wastewater.”

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Lydia Rogers — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:45:57 +0000

RI's former Attorney General is in Brazil helping law enforcement looking into a deadly nightclub fire. RI and MA are working out how to best regulate centers which dispense medical marijuana. These stories and more on the RIPR Morning News Podcast. Also a special interview by Ian Donnis with US Attorney Peter Neronha.

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Warning for homes with well water

Bradley Campbell — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:57:08 +0000

The Rhode Island Department of Health is reminding residents with private wells to take precautions. The melting snow could make the well water dangerous to drink.

Good news for New England's greenhouse gasses

Kristin Gourlay — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:39:31 +0000

The regional cap on carbon dioxide emissions could be lowered by nearly half next year. New England’s regional greenhouse gas emissions are already lower than expected.