Rob Smith

This is a big day for southern New England’s energy sovereignty and climate responsibility. A huge day, that was not at all certain.

genuinely something beautiful to an old-fashioned cranston accent

ah its supported by the builders, that makes sense. the only thing water types does is block construction of stuff like seawalls and other things waterfront property owners generally want

Lowered pond reveals possible Native American burial site Keep the environment in the headlines. This newsletter is powered by the generosity of readers like you.

In today's Weekender: Portsmouth's gas problem 🌬️ ; Failing dam in Killingly reveals Native American burial ground 🪨; a reader's wildlife encounter, plus stuff to do this weekend. buff.ly/rmfk0k5

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Another day in the Port of Providence: Misappropriated funds, leaking pipes, and rushed policies "We specifically asked that the city refurbish the funds, and we were told emphatically, 'No,'" said Richard Stang, senior attorney at CLF.

Another day in the Port of Providence: Misappropriated funds, leaking pipes, and rushed policies

"We specifically asked that the city refurbish the funds, and we were told emphatically, 'No,'" said Richard Stang, senior attorney at CLF.

steveahlquist.substack.com/p/another-da...

why is a rep from a landlocked district introducing a bill for CRMC to change some water type designations?

In non-war, non-oil price news, I was just in @ripta.com’s new Pawtucket-Central Falls station lobby and it is *lovely*. This station is the best thing I’ve seen done by the state since I moved to #RhodeIsland a decade ago.

This is what we can have if we actually fund #masstransit. /1

for *some* reason this year I keep getting spam pitches from people who think I run Granny Squibb

Sorcerer (1977), Dir. William Friedkin

that makes sense given that's the year when the EPA finally killed the Big River Reservoir project and made Scituate the only drinking water source for the state

WBAL in Baltimore helping viewers understand the difference between watches and warnings

I've been looking at the "Dire" responses and literally going to myself "huh, the Strait of Dire, I guess i don't know that one" and then ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Polluting juggernaut Rhode Island Recycled Metals will be appearing before the City of Providence’s Board of Licenses on Friday (hearing starts at 4:32 pm (yes 4:32) on the fifth floor of the Providence City Hall. Here’s the docket: providenceri.iqm2.com/Citizens/Det...

Food: $200
Data: $150
Rent: $800
Consent decrees: $3,600
Utility: $150

someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this my roads are dying

very funny how his political saga just makes him the most Warwick Man of all time

Secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules are made public The Energy Department made the rules public a month after NPR reported about their existence. The rules slash requirements for security and environmental protections.

SCOOP: The Department of Energy has made public a set of newly revised nuclear safety rules that slash security and environmental protections.

@npr.org first reported on the existence of the rules last month.

www.npr.org/2026/02/26/n...

Werner Herzog sighs, cocks his gun

DHS Ousts CBP Privacy Officers Who Questioned ‘Illegal’ Orders Department of Homeland Security leaders removed top privacy officers who objected to mislabeling government records to block their public release, WIRED has learned.

Scoop: DHS ousted multiple privacy officers at CBP after they questioned orders to purposely mislabel records about government surveillance to prevent their release under FOIA.

In today's Tuesday Newsday enewsletter: Cliff Walk needs hospice care, not life support; State program that preserved Hicks Farm under threat; Rhode Island's biggest energy storage facility proposed for N. Kingstown. buff.ly/yKW429c

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peak RI building tho

had actually never seen a picture of the Coin-o-Matic until the Deer Tick news today, honestly

Green Bond Provides 'Critical' Help to Land Trusts, Conservationists in Preserving Farmland - ecoRI News Those working to conserve open space often can’t compete with property developers who almost always prefer undeveloped land.

Crossed two bridges on Sunday to check out Hicks Farm; 48 acres of undeveloped forestland and fields smack in the middle of north Tiverton that the local land trust is hoping to conserve with grant money sourced from a Green Bond. More here:

ecori.org/green-bond-p...

everyone's freaking out about the journalism salary but do you know how much you have to have to net 250k in investments every year?

Protesters target Citizens Bank over its financing of ICE prisons "Citizens says it is dedicated to fostering strong communities and social responsibility, but its longstanding support for prison companies and ICE detention centers is exactly the opposite."

Protesters target Citizens Bank over its financing of ICE prisons

"Citizens says it is dedicated to fostering strong communities and social responsibility, but its longstanding support for prison companies and ICE detention centers is exactly the opposite."

you could also probably argue its a sign of how much local party infrastructure has decayed, but I'm not up to speed at Maine politics at all (thinking of how Warwick has an insurgent mayor in Picozzi, and the local dems couldn't get new school bonds passed)

its also reflective just how low voter participation has plummeted all around, especially in states where the primary is the real election. When someone starts energizing unlikely voters again, it seems bigger than it probably should

Accountant. The other worked in the testing department at Narragansett Electric.

There's a lot of reasons to hate Gannett, but we dont bring up how dog ass the websites for their publications look

this is the most suburban statement you've ever said

I think one of the things that bothers me the most about the way Polymarket presents itself to the world is that it's adopted the language of journalism to make itself sound more legitimate. Like look at this post from yesterday morning incorrectly "projecting" the winner.