After SNAP scare, food access advocates urge ongoing action
Advocates say new, targeted SNAP cuts will continue to strain the region’s anti-hunger resources. Food programs are looking for...
Rhode Island Energy breaks off contract with SouthCoast Wind amid federal uncertainty
This story was originally published in Rhode Island Current, a publication partner of Ocean State Stories. PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island’s second...
Offshore wind’s effects on fish won’t be studied due to federal cuts
The canceled study, which would have employed New Bedford fishermen, is one casualty of $7 billion in clean-energy funding...
Q & A with author Bob Wyss
“I write stories, mostly on environmental issues, a specialty of mine going back 40 years with The Providence Journal.”...
Fab Five: First Ocean State Labs life sciences tenants announced
“The quality of the science, the quality of the academics, is every bit as good as it is in...
Sen. Whitehouse wants to know where the quahogs have gone
“Quahog and other shellfish landings are in steady decline across the Eastern Seaboard.” This story was originally published in Rhode...
Hasbro to move to Boston Seaport by end of 2026
“The City of Pawtucket did absolutely everything possible to keep Hasbro here.” This story was originally published in Rhode Island...
New Bedford pantries get a ton of tuna — literally
A research trip to study the reproductive conditions of tuna ended with a large contribution to the New Bedford...
Incredible journey: Trackers show where some Rhode Island plastic bottles wind up
The same traits that make plastic prized also make it a growing toxic hazard, because it takes thousands of...
Ocean State Stories asked a sampling of Rhode Islanders what freedom means to them today. Here’s what they said.
Friday is the 249th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Ocean State Stories asked a sampling...
Tall order: Historic Newport structures on the rise
“The main risk we’re looking out for is flooding and coastal erosion. We plan for hurricanes, and major disasters,...
Oyster farmers brace for rising costs under Trump’s tariffs
“It’s one thing to tariff a car. It’s another thing to tariff a food supply that people rely on.”...
Tomaquag Museum’s Lorén Spears to Be Inducted into R.I. Heritage Hall of Fame
This story was originally published in EcoRI News, a publication partner of Ocean State Stories. EXETER — In 2019,...