Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Tag: Rhode Island

Meet Mia Tretta: Shot 6 years ago, Brown student speaks out...

“Physically and emotionally, a school shooting takes your whole life and flips it upside down.”

20 states sue Trump administration for ending FEMA disaster mitigation program

Democratic-led states say canceling the BRIC program violates federal law and endangers communities preparing for floods, fires, and other climate disasters.

Baltimore, Rhode Island argue they’re suing fossil fuel companies over climate...

While the Baltimore and Rhode Island cases proceed in state courts, the fossil fuel companies continue to pursue federal court jurisdiction.

Exclusive: Rhode Island governor nixed agency critiques of LNG facility, silencing...

“We’re going to keep fighting, we’re not going to allow this to be a sacrifice zone for people of color.”

How a small New England state is becoming a trailblazer in...

John Marion has successfully spearheaded numerous pieces of democracy reform, including online voter registration, a law strengthening the state’s Ethics Commission and automatic voter registration and risk-limiting post-election audits.

Major fracked-gas pipeline leak shuts down Rhode Island interstate

Emergency vehicles swarmed the scene and nearby businesses had to evacuate.

8 states that made 2016 a huge year for clean energy

These victories—many of them bipartisan—across the country give hope for 2017.

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Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett, Massachusetts. Photo: Parkerjh / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Casino workers strike at Encore Boston Harbor after contract talks stall

More than 1,300 Teamsters and UNITE HERE members walked out after voting 97 percent to authorize the strike
Wetlands in Louisiana. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Trump EPA proposes rule that would strip protection from most US streams and wetlands

Environmental groups say the rule would eliminate protection for most freshwater wetlands nationwide.

How the Loser-in-chief sabotages the midterm – better a trumped up martyr than disaster-driven...

Haranguing, bonkers and beset,/ “Victim” Trump makes his riskiest bet.
A ballot drop box. Photo: Cliffordsnow / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Federal judge blocks Trump administration rule restricting mail ballots

The order covers the November election, months after Trump signed an executive order targeting how ballots move through the mail
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Treasury refuses to close private jet tax loophole senators call a giveaway to billionaires

The formula values a flight from New York to Washington at $236, against a fair market cost of up to $5,112