AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoCoastal Health Watch: Rhode Island’s summer plans get a new worry as coverage highlights a “flesh-eating” Vibrio bacteria risk rising along the East Coast, with experts urging people to pay attention to conditions before swimming. Shellfish & Water Quality: Good news for local waters—DEM is reopening a 462-acre Narragansett Bay shellfishing area near Portsmouth for the first time in decades, tied to wastewater and stormwater improvements, landing right on Quahog Week’s final day. Local Infrastructure: RIDOT is shifting lanes on Post Road in North Kingstown starting May 29 for pedestrian-access work tied to its Route 4 “Missing Move” project. Community & Safety: In Westport, MA, residents near a scrap yard fire are still waiting on answers after state findings showed contaminated basins. Climate Context: A Grist letter urges listeners to treat climatologists’ warnings like a “modern Paul Revere,” while Rhode Island’s own coastal research funding targets how Block Island’s shoreline and marshes are changing.
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