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Pollution Prompts Record Number of Beach Closings Nationwide in 2005; Beach Closings Decline In Rhode Island After Dry Year
National beach closings and warnings due to bacterial contamination hit record numbers nationwide, but decreased in Rhode Island, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council’s annual “Testing the Waters” report released August 3 in Rhode Island.
Bush Administration Should Make Polluters, Not Taxpayers, Pay to Clean Up Toxic Waste
Six Superfund sites in Rhode Island, including the Centredale Manor Site and sites in 16 other states could be affected by a slow down in the pace of cleanups and less EPA oversight of clean up activities conducted by polluters, according to a report released April 15, 2002 by RIPIRG.
Senate Votes To Protect Arctic Refuge
Today's vote to strike Arctic Refuge drilling language from the Department of Defense appropriation bill is a huge win for America's Arctic and for the American public.
Senate Narrowly Passes Budget Bill With Arctic Language Senator Chafee And Reed Are Applauded For Voting Against The Bill
On November 3, 2005 the Senate narrowly passed its version of a budget reconciliation bill after failing to strip out language that would turn America’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge into an industrial oil field.