Reducing global warming pollution
Rhode Island’s power plants, the second-largest source of global warming pollution in the state, will reduce their emissions 10% by 2019 under a regional effort we helped convince state officials to join.
View ArticleProtecting land on Watchaug Pond
When we learned in 2007 about a plan by the state to sell off land on Watchaug Pond that was originally intended to be a part of Burlingame State Park, we worked with our allies to expose the bad deal...
View ArticleWe’re restoring Clean Water Act protections.
More than 800,000 of us called on the Environmental Protection Agency to close loopholes in the Clean Water Act. And in May, they answered by finalizing a rule to restore protections to the more than...
View ArticlePreventing summer smog
In 2006, we joined with the American Lung Association to stop a power plant in Providence from being permitted to burn oil during the summer smog season.
View ArticleTaking illegal polluters to court
The Wood-Pawcatuck River will be less polluted thanks to our lawsuit against a chronic polluter in South County. The plant was forced to pay for violating the Clean Water Act, and had to install modern...
View ArticleAt 54.5 mpg, a big step forward.
On August 28, President Obama finalized new clean car standards—54.5 miles per gallon—covering cars and light trucks through 2025, which amounts to the single biggest step this country has ever taken...
View ArticleVictory for Newport's harbor and beaches.
Newport’s harbor and beaches are on the road to recovery after years of illegal pollution from Middletown and Newport. In 2007 our staff joined local citizens to file a Clean Water Act citizens’ suit...
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