RI crash data, now hidden by RIDOT, could soon become public Legislation passed the House and slated for Sen. committee vote Tuesday www.providencejournal.com/story/news/p...

"Japan is building a wind and solar hybrid platform in the open ocean — so the two technologies can share a single foundation and generate power around the clock. It produces a more consistent 24-hour electricity output than either technology alone #ActOnClimate #Renewables #ClimateActionNow

Scientists warn Trump plan to axe US ocean monitoring system will leave world ‘flying blind’ | US news | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Family members said the author of the landmark comic book memoir ‘died of sadness’ after the death of her husband last year

in 2021 solar and wind exceeded global nuclear power production. in 2025 they exceeded hydro. and now they are exceeding natural gas electrek.co/2026/05/20/i...

With days left in the session, Gov. McKee announced three new picks for the energy efficiency council. That was news to a couple of the current members getting replaced, including Sue AnderBois, the PVD city councilor running in the LG race this year. ecori.org/in-surprise-...

Scoop! Ethan Shorey is joining our board of directors. A career journalist and forever-advocate of the local news sector, his leadership will guide our newsroom in new and exciting ways. Ethan just launched the news site The Local Insider and is the president of the Rhode Island Press Association.

Nothing says Rhode Island like having a pipe burst and one of the contractors you're referred to is owned by a neighbor the next street over

New York backtracked on its climate goals. Here’s why.

in good news, Amy Goodman is coming to Newport later this month to screen the new Democracy Now doc

Rabideau's vote is scheduled for Thursday

it's a shame we don't have local reporters on the religion beat anymore, because this kicker would make a great story when the human composting bill comes up, what do local religious leaders think about a new way to bury the dead?

big fan of this look on Carlos' face in this picture

it's getting real weird out there

RI's own PUC chair quoted in this story about New England governors signaling their open to natural gas expansion: www.eenews.net/articles/rea...

this fake AI-slop story has 2k likes on facebook despite obviously being fake! bleak

First public notices for next CRMC meeting have been sent out; it'll be the first time the new board meets since they were confirmed by the Senate. Senate spox tells me Scott Rabideau, who was not confirmed by the Senate last week, is expected to be scheduled for a vote sometime next week.

Thank you to @govdanmckee.bsky.social, Speaker Blazejewski, @risenate.bsky.social Senate President Lawson, and all members of the RI General Assembly for ensuring RIPTA’s FY 2027 budget gap is addressed as we work together to move transit forward in Rhode Island. 🚌

Nonprofit news continues to fill in the local news gap; it looks like Alex Nunes has started a new pub for South County southcountystar.org

Great thread here with details and context on the gutting of New York's landmark climate legislation. Shame, @governor.ny.gov. You have betrayed our children's future. #climatecrisis

I’d *love* to see splashy profiles of reporters who spend their days (and nights) where AI can’t go — the ones who haunt the court clerk’s office or the state house, who always have the police scanner on, who attend more school board meetings than the board members do.

So if I have this correct, since the end of 2024, the following news outlets have gutted their climate desks: CBS CNN Hakai Magazine (folded into Biographic after losing its namesake funder, which also lost its major funder recently) NPR Washington Post Have I missed anyone lol

The House Finance Committee has posted the FY27 state budget bill for potential consideration on the evening of Friday, May 29. The meeting will air on RICapitolTV + live stream at capitoltvri.cablecast.tv, where a recording will be available. More info: www.rilegislature.gov/pressrelease...

“A writer takes earnest measures to secure his solitude and then finds endless ways to squander it.” —Don DeLillo

so much of current tech over the last decade seems to only have "reduce human-to-human contact as much as possible" as its only goal

Spain has packed on enough renewables that the marginal electricity price is typically set by solar, and as a result, it's got some of the cheapest power in Europe janrosenow.substack.com/p/spain-just...

WIRED got a copy of a New York Intelligence and Counterterrorism Bureau report that has a curious term for opposition to AI development and data centers: "anti-tech violent extremist activity." Great reporting here on how law enforcement is tracking big tech opponents www.wired.com/story/us-law...

Five of McKeee's CRMC picks coasted through their Senate votes today, by the time the agency meets next month they're slated to have mostly new faces on the board. (deleted last post bc I miscounted, onee nominee did not get a vote tonight) ecori.org/senate-sends...

its crazy you have to go back to the year I was born to find this many housing units permitted

Making this a "read after work in a hammock" summer

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“why do i feel so bad?” - me, after getting a mediocre night’s sleep and then proceeding to scroll the worst news imaginable while eating nothing all morning

We've got perfect Saturday plans for you. Trek out to see what happens to RI's waste at the Central Landfill! 🗑️ www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket... you'll get back to PVD just in time for Porchfest! 🎶 providenceporchfest.com

RIP Sonny Rollins, a great jazz talent and the last surviving musician in one of the best photos of men in suits during the 20th century

I started re-reading Proust a couple months ago and I forgot that the first couple books could both be called Man This Kid Is a Weird Little Freak.

It is with deep sorrow and profound love that we announce the passing of Sonny Rollins. The Saxophone Colossus died this afternoon at his home in Woodstock, NY at the age of 95. 1/2

It is Raymond Carver's birthday. Please enjoy a few of my favorites by him.

I'm part of this team & we are getting started for real on Wednesday. Really excited ecori.org/south-provid...

Ocean census reveals more than 1,100 new species

Happy birthday to Bob Dylan, an icon

"...mainly solar, wind and batteries..." www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-su...

Last month, @guggfellows.bsky.social announced its latest cohort of fellows, awarding the prestigious distinction to 223 artists, scholars, and scientists. #Providence based artist Sheida Soleimani was recognized for her contribution to the field of photography. 📷 🦉

I return to you now at the turn of the tide www.reuters.com/business/ene...

RI Senate Environment and Agriculture committee sent Gov. McKee's 6 picks for CRMC to the Senate floor tonight for a full vote. Here's who's making decisions about the public coastline and why it matters: ecori.org/senate-sends...