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Halfway There! Rhode Island Spring State House Update

March 24, 2026 | By Kerry Doyle and Emily Howe

They’re baaaaaaack... The Rhode Island General Assembly has returned to session, and we’re midway through another 6-month sprint to pass legislation protecting our health and environment. Here’s what we’re working on in 2026!

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Taking on Toxics, State by State: Rhode Island Leads the Way

November 3, 2025 | By Kerry Doyle

Many of the environmental laws and protections that we now take for granted originated at the state level. This is the guiding ethos of the annual Safer States conference.

Cedar Lake Triathlon Goes Zero Waste

August 7, 2025 | By Kindell Welker

The collaboration between Clean Water Action’s team, the United Church of Chester, and the Cedar Lake Triathlon Series replaced disposable cups and plastic water bottles with reusable cups and silicone water bottles, resulting in a reduction of roughly 200 disposable cups and 20 plastic bottles per race from the trash. Throughout a season, that adds up quickly.

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The Inspiring Path to Ditching Disposables at Brown Avenue Elementary

January 14, 2025 | By Kerry Doyle

Brown Avenue Elementary School in Johnston, RI is part of a reuse revolution keeping tons of waste out of the trash, saving their school money, and quietly changing our relationship with a disposable lifestyle.

This Earth Month, Call Out the Myth of “Chemical Recycling”

April 15, 2024 | By Kerry Doyle

Rather than waste money on expensive, polluting facilities, Rhode Island should pursue strategies that reduce the amount of plastic consumed and produced in the first place.