AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoNewport Harbor Violence: A stolen sailboat tied to a couple’s search ended in a shootout in Newport Harbor, where a suspect was killed and a Newport police officer was shot. Climate Accountability: Rhode Island’s Green Report Card says the state has slowed climate action, with environmental groups warning progress is slipping. Air Pollution Fight: Rhode Island residents near a Quonset asphalt plant are pushing back over months of strong odors, arguing it’s harming health and quality of life. Federal Clean-Air Pushback: California AGs and the CARB joined a multistate fight against EPA’s proposed rollback of heavy-duty vehicle pollution rules, warning of worse air quality for environmental justice communities. Marine Tech & Policy: A bipartisan fisheries bill would expand use of eDNA to modernize fish stock assessments—potentially improving how Rhode Island and the region manage harvests. Wildlife Research: URI researchers used century-old leopard seal skulls to build baselines on the species, aiming to understand how melting polar ice may affect apex predators. Public Health Watch: CDC data shows COVID-19 cases rising across many states as summer ends.
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