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A podcast about environmental goings on from the reporters at ecoRI News.

  1. JAN 15

    Composting at Home

    South Kingstown recycling coordinator Charlotte Canner shares tips for composting your kitchen food scraps at home with host and ecoRI News reporter Rob Smith.

    17 min

  2. 11/20/2025

    Rhode Island's 'Camp David' to Reopen for Research, Recreation

    ecoRI news reporter Colleen Cronin talks to state Department of Environmental Management Director Terry Gray about a new partnership with the University of Rhode Island to open the W. Alton Jones Campus in West Greenwich.

    19 min

  3. 10/09/2025

    How R.I. Classrooms Take On Climate Change

    ecoRI News reporter Rob Smith speaks with Rhode Island Environmental Education Association Executive Director Jeanine Silversmith about environmental education.

    19 min

  4. 09/04/2025

    Teen Transit Advocate Does His Homework on the R.I. Statehouse Floor

    Cedric Ye has become a fixture of the Rhode Island transit advocacy scene. He talked to ecoRI's Colleen Cronin about the problems and opportunities he sees in the Ocean State's public transportation system.

    31 min

  5. 07/30/2025

    Tear Down That (Sea)Wall

    In 2023, Quidnessett Country Club in North Kingstown, R.I., built an illegal seawall to protect its 14th hole from coastal erosion. The board of Rhode Island’s coastal regulatory agency (CRMC) ordered the club to take the wall down, but Quidnessett has yet to comply. The battle has exposed inefficiencies of CRMC’s board and its vulnerability to political pressure. ecoRI News reporter and Blab Lab Host Rob Smith speaks with Save The Bay director of advocacy Jed Thorpe about his organization’s intervention in the country club dust-up and Save The Bay’s efforts for legislative reform to replace CRMC’s politically appointed board.

    21 min

  6. 07/01/2025

    Federal Cuts Hit State Environmental Programs

    After the federal government terminated two grants, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management struggled to align its programs with the administration’s priorities while still maintaining a commitment to initiatives such as environmental justice. ecoRI News reporter and Blab Lab host Colleen Cronin speaks with DEM director Terry Gray.

    25 min

  7. 05/29/2025

    This is Wild!

    Blab Lab host and ecoRI News reporter Rob Smith speaks with senior reporter Frank Carini to discuss Carini’s ongoing series on southern New England’s endangered species — many of which are threatened by habitat loss, pesticides, and climate change. Frank also shares some tips for what you can do to help wildlife.

    17 min

  8. 03/20/2025

    Hot Topic: Wildfires in The Ocean State

    In recent years, Rhode Island has experienced, on average, about 70 wildfires. Ecosystem disruption fueled by climate change is only going to make the state more susceptible to these fires. ecoRI News reporters Rob Smith and Colleen Cronin tackle this hot topic with director of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Terry Gray, and his colleague Tee Jay Boudreau.

    21 min
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A podcast about environmental goings on from the reporters at ecoRI News.

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  • Creator
    ecoRI News
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © ecoRI News
  • Show Website
    The Blab Lab