PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 4 (TNSres) -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) has filed a motion to force Shell Oil to answer basic questions about high-level company involvement at its Providence, Rhode Island terminal. Shell's waterfront facility in Providence is unprepared for climate risks like flooding and extreme weather, which puts the community at risk of impacts from a massive spill. "While Shell tries every trick in   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Physicians Send Evidence to State Legislators, Urge Action * * * Rhode Island doctors are urging legislators to take action to stop the mistreatment and neglect of animals at Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital (RIH). A new report from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine reveals a pattern of violations of the Animal Welfare Act and the Publi  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 2 -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement on Nov. 1, 2023: * * * Today, in a divided decision, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled against the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), and preventing the Department of Environmental Protection from enforcing the rule. RGGI is the nation's first regional market-based program to set limits on carbon pollution, and generates funding for clean energy by requiring fossil fuel companies to pay for perm  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 1 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following statement on Oct. 31, 2023: * * * The ACLU of Rhode Island issued the following statement today: We have received a number of inquiries about the legality of Governor McKee's decision to fire Miguel Sanchez due to his expression on social media of his personal views about the ongoing war in the Middle East. The ACLU of Rhode Island finds it concerning any time that a government employ  more