Rhode Island Public Radio
A selection of stories from my time as a reporter at Rhode Island Public Radio, now called The Public’s Radio. The newsroom is a member of the New England News Collaborative.
My favorites
Listen Providence schools face a shortage of teachers for English Language Learners
Listen At maximum security prison, gardening gives inmates a chance to grow
Listen Urban bird world inspires local photographer
Listen Up close on banding day at the Superman Building
Listen Annual parade brings art and music to urban ponds
Climate change
Battle with the Sea series
Rapidly rising sea levels and severe weather, such as extreme droughts and heavy rain, have the potential to threaten every community and natural habitat in the Ocean State, not just along the coast. Through an ongoing series, I examined the range and scope of these threats, along with the efforts underway to prepare and strengthen Rhode Island for future climate change impacts. Here are a few of those stories:
Listen In Westerly, beach town still shoring up for future storms
Listen The Challenge of protecting wastewater treatment plants (no link available)
Listen Helping salt marshes adapt to rapidly rising seas
Listen Preparing for the invisible toll of climate change
Listen Storms compromise Block Island’s former landfill
Listen Rising tides threaten historic properties
Energy
Listen RI fishermen, scientists study impact of offshore wind farm on fisheries
Listen Visitors get glimpse of Block Island Wind Farm in test phase
Listen Capturing a river’s energy with wings