ecoRI News

A nonprofit digital newsroom covering environmental and justice issues in Rhode Island, ecoRI News highlights local environmental problems and solutions, and aims to provide readers with the information they need to be better stewards of their environment. The go-to source for agency heads, policymakers, environmental nonprofits and citizens, ecoRI’s signature publication, a free weekly e-newsletter, reaches 13,000 inboxes every week, and the website averages 50,000 visitors a month.

Current Position

Location: Providence, Rhode Island

Beat: Environmental issues in rural areas

Position:

Municipalities outside of Providence are mostly rural, and the environmental pressures facing these communities (and their ecosystems) are many. This beat reports those stories, such as drinking water from wells found to have PFAS, chemicals that can cause cancer, and the Indigenous people's ties to the environment.

Reporter: Colleen Cronin