Narragansett Bay is Rhode Island’s single most valuable natural
resource. Although we have made progress in reducing the amount of
pollution entering the Bay over several decades, the Bay is still too
polluted, and there are still too many beach closings and shell-fishing
bed closures, and the threat of more fish-kills and clam die-offs still
looms.
Remember the Greenwich Bay fish kill of
2003? That event demonstrated how much we still need to do to restore
the Bay to its natural state. If we want the Bay to be a healthy and natural
ecosystem, we need to tackle pollution from sewage treatment plants,
over-development and stormwater, as well as major facilities that
violate their permits.
Environment Rhode Island is working to
make sure our elected officials — from our governor to the General
Assembly, to state and federal agencies — stand up to polluters and
developers, and make reducing pollution in the Bay a priority. |
