Baker Urged to Sign Major Climate-Change Bill Lily Bohlke – Commonwealth News Service BOSTON — Environmental-justice and climate-change advocates are urging Gov. Charlie Baker to sign a bill called An Act Creating a Next-Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy. The bill includes requirements and incentives to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 or earlier. It also defines […]
Bundle Up and Discover the Beauty of Nature in Winter… It’s the Safest Place to Be! February 2021 Highlights from the Audubon Society of Rhode Island (January 5, 2020) – Join Audubon and search for animal tracks in the snow or owls in the evening. Virtual birding and natural history workshops are also offered with […]
City of Pawtucket to Participate in Third Round of Workshare Program to continue Cost Saving Budget Initiatives City Hall to Close to the Public on Fridays except for Voting PAWTUCKET – The City of Pawtucket will be instituting a third round of the Workshare Program after the completion of the second round in the end of […]
“Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML)” Thursday, January 21, 2021 – 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Buzzards Bay, MA Webinar – The Cape Cod Canal Region Chamber of Commerce would like to invite entrepreneurs to attend this small business development virtual experience. This FREE “Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML)” webinar will be held on Thursday, January 21 from 1:00 – 2:00 […]
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Skiers might not have any snow left to ski on if we can’t get global warming under control right quick. Credit: Pexels. Dear EarthTalk: Given the existential threat to their industry, what are ski resorts, gear makers and professional skiers and snowboarders doing to fight […]
A TIME TO LOOK FORWARD: OUR OWN LOCAL WATER SUPPLIES BY DON DOUCETTE SWEEDEN SWAMP SEVEN MILE RIVER WATERSHED SOUTH ATTLEBORO An interesting article Saturday in MyBackYardNews.com https://www.mybackyardnews.com/2021/01/09/dem-acquires-former-echo-lake-campground-in-burrillville/ regarding the purchase of the Echo Lake Campground by RI-DEM in northwestern Rhode Island. ECHO LAKE PASCOAG, RHODE ISLAND One for the plus side. Rhode Island’s guarded […]
Monday, January 25, 2021 1:00-3:00 PM on Zoom Community VNA will host a screening of this webinar, which aired originally on August 24, 2020. At the conclusion of the program, participants can take an online exam for 1.5 CE credits through the Hospice Foundation of America (HFA). Disproportionate COVID-19 deaths, due in part to […]
THE NEIGHBORS’ DIALOGUE: JANUARY 13, 2021 The Attleboro Public Library and its partners are hosting the fifth Neighbors In Dialogue virtual conversation on Wednesday night, January 13 at 6pm. Each of the Neighbors in Dialogue events has its own topic, with the January theme looking at what racism looks like in the American educational system. […]
