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WATER, FLOWERS, AND LIFE

May 28, 2026 | By Julie Wedge

This Water a Flower Day has me reflecting on how lucky I am that my husband has an incredibly green thumb. I can grow food and, in fairness, those plants flower, too. However, the beautiful explosion of colors in our yard all year long must be completely credited to my better half.

Legislative Session 2016: Building Momentum and Making Gains in CT!

May 10, 2016 | By Melissa Everett, PhD

This short 2016 legislative session has been amazing, exhausting, productive, and heart-breaking all at once.

Pile of cololrful plastic bottles. Photo Credit: Don Pablo/Shutterstock

Photo by Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, 2004.

Our disconnect with water: Scott Pond and linking individual actions to the health of our waters

May 9, 2016 | By Johnathan Berard

Earlier this month, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Department of Health released an advisory to avoid contact with Scott Pond in Lincoln, Rhode Island due to the presence of blue-green algae in the water. Not only should adults avoid contact with the water, it said

Diving into the Legislature

May 5, 2016 | By David Gerraughty

You never know what you might run into when activists descend on the statehouse for the Environment Council of Rhode Island’s (ECRI) annual Lobby Day. Last Wednesday, I was greeted in the rotunda by a group of our allies in the Energize Rhode Island coalition wearing snorkels to demonstrate the kind

Supporters of Energize RI's carbon pricing bill gather outside the statehouse on Lobby Day.Photo by Kai Salem

Career Fairs & Job Perks

May 5, 2016 | By Hallie Leonard

Hi, I'm Hallie Leonard, the office manager for Clean Water Action's Providence office! Much of my work is administrative, making sure our office runs nice and smooth all year long. However, as Spring time rolled around, I began a career fair marathon to recruit our next great canvassers. I learned