AGP Executive Report
Last update: 18 minutes agoMenhaden in Focus: Newport will host a Nov. 10 fisheries meeting weighing cuts to menhaden catches, including a possible 40% reduction in the coastwide quota. Menhaden feed ospreys, whales and other coastal wildlife, making the decision important for Rhode Island’s marine ecosystem. Energy Permitting: A proposed federal bill to speed approvals for power plants and transmission lines has united clean-energy and fossil-fuel interests while dividing environmental groups. Supporters see a chance to build clean power faster; critics warn protections could weaken. Eroding Shorelines: A new URI website opens more than six decades of surveys from eight southern Rhode Island beaches, showing how storms and long-term changes reshape the coast. Water and Wildlife: Glocester issued an advisory after a harmful algae bloom at Lake Washington. Researchers at Narragansett Bay’s shellfish labs are also examining disease, pollution and PFAS.
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