Attendees at an Olneyville Resilience Hub event made Corsi-Rosenthal air filters to help purify air in their homes. Photo: Amber Ma
Olneyville Resilience Hub Links Climate Action with Community Connection
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Olneyville is home to Rhode Island’s only “resilient hub,” a community space dedicated to helping residents adapt to the challenges of climate change  The Olneyville Resilience Hub launched in early 2024 through a collaboration between several city agencies and non-profits, including the Woonasquatucket River Watershed [...]

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Mar
From Cafeterias to Compost: How Providence Schools Are Closing the Loop
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In Providence, a growing movement shows how climate action can begin in the lunch line. Through the Rhode Island School Recycling Project (RISRP)’s Get Food Smart program — supported by the City of Providence Office of Sustainability and the USDA — students across the city [...]

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Feb
Stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces carries pollution to a storm drain that is then released into a body of water without being treated. (City of Providence)
Storm of the Century Brews Beneath Providence
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Editor’s Note: This article has been edited by The Providence Eye for brevity. It was originally published by ecoRI on January 22, 2026. Republished with permission. Antiquated stormwater system no longer meets neighborhood, business needs The city is looking to become the first Rhode Island municipality [...]

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Cohort facilitator Wole Akinbi talks, at the Smith Hill Library in Providence, to participants in the Climate Ready Together program about rising global temperatures. (Cate Latimer)
New Community Cohort Program Teaches Providence Residents Climate Change Preparedness
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Editor’s Note: This article has been edited by The Providence Eye for brevity. It was originally published by ecoRI on January 15, 2026. Republished with permission. On a Wednesday evening in November, a group of Providence residents gathered in the basement of the Smith Hill [...]

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Suzannah Rutherford on Mashapaug Pond. Photo by Tim Lehnert.
RIDEM Plan for Providence’s Biggest Pond Falls Short, Won’t Remediate Water Quality, Say Critics
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Mashapaug Pond, Providence’s largest body of freshwater at 114 square acres, has long been plagued by poor water quality, making it unsuitable for most recreational use. In 2025, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) released its draft general permit for the Mashapaug Watershed. [...]

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Climate Action RI’s Mock Funeral for their endorsed bills at the State House over the summer of 2025. Photo: CARI.
Los mayores opositores de los ambientalistas de Rhode Island en la Casa Estatal, revelados en un informe de la Universidad Brown
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La sesión legislativa de este año fue un fracaso sombrío para los activistas ambientales locales: solo uno de los 20 proyectos de ley respaldados por Climate Action Rhode Island se convirtió en ley. Se llevó a cabo un funeral simulado en la Casa Estatal para [...]

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A welcoming sign at Peace and Plenty Garden in Providence. (Bonnie Phillips/ecoRI News)
Tiny But Mighty Providence Garden Showcases Natural Diversity in BioBlitz
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Editor’s Note: This story was originally published by ecoRI. Republished with permission. The two young boys looked dubiously at the brightly colored flower Doug Victor was holding out to them. “Go ahead, eat it,” Victor said with a grin. “It’s a little spicy,” he added, as [...]

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Oct
Carteles informativos del Centro de Innovación de Aguas Pluviales en el Lago Roosevelt en el Parque Roger Williams. Foto de Amber Ma.
Protegiendo Nuestros Cuerpos de Agua: De los Gansos a la Escorrentía de Jardines, Cómo las Acciones Locales Hacen la Diferencia
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El reciente “Festival de Cosecha de Lluvia” del Centro de Innovación de Aguas Pluviales (SIC, por sus siglas en inglés), una vibrante celebración de ciencia, arte, administración ambiental y conciencia sobre el agua, destacó los desafíos de las aguas pluviales y las formas en que [...]

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Oct
'I don't think it's clear to all residents exactly which cans are for which stream,' said Kevin Proft, Providence's deputy director of sustainability, of the current waste bins issued by the city. (Colleen Cronin/ecoRI News)
Lax Enforcement, Lack of Awareness Result in Poor Recycling Ticket Returns in Providence
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Editor’s Note:This story was originally published by ecoRI. Republished with permission. Over the past few years, the city has received payment for about half the tickets it has issued for recycling violations. From 2022 to 2024, the percentage of recycling tickets paid hovered just above 50%, [...]

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Sep
David Morales, WRWC’s Director of Community Action, helped kick off the fifth cohort of Nuevas Voces in early September. Photo: Amber Ma.
“Nuevas Voces” eleva a líderes comunitarios para la justicia ambiental
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Afuera hace un agradable calor de 80 grados en una tarde de agosto en Blackstone Boulevard. Ese mismo día, a la misma hora, la temperatura en el Hospital St. Joseph’s es un insoportable 93. Según el Departamento de Manejo Ambiental de Rhode Island (RIDEM), las [...]

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Sep