PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency being awarded to seven Rhode Island organizations will help promote cleaner water and healthier coastal ecosystems. The awards, totaling $1.1 million for the Rhode Island groups, were announced by Restore America's Estuaries (RAE), who partners with EPA to administer the program to advance the health of coastal ecosystems in southeast  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * - The Interim Settlement Agreement is the First in the Nation to Address the Rights of Individuals with Disabilities to Receive Integrated Employment Services * * * The Justice Department announced today that the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island terminated the Interim Settlement Agreement (ISA), with the City of Providence (City), in U.S. v. Rhode Island and City of Providence.  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Rhode Island office issued the following news release: USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced the launch of the updated Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Potential partners are encouraged to submit proposals that will improve the nation's water quality, combat drought, enhance soil health, support wildlife habitat and protect agricultural via  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Aaron L. Weisman, issued the following news release: A former Pawtucket man who, while incarcerated in the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI), made arrangements for the disposal of a firearm stored at his residence, and within six weeks of his release from state prison in April 2019 was arrested for twice selling crack cocaine to an undercover law enforcement officer who lived in Massachuse  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Aaron L. Weisman, issued the following news release: Family Dollar Stores of Rhode Island, LLC has agreed to a Settlement Agreement with the United States, under which it is required to undertake steps to review, identify, and address accessibility issues inside and outside of all 29 stores located in Rhode Island to bring them into compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), announced United  more

MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines issued the following news release: The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is stepping up its support to the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to push for sustainable management of the Philippine alimasag (blue swimming crab) harvested in the Visayan Sea. BFAR, USAID, the University of Rhode Island, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Philippine  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Ocean State Job Lot for repeat and serious violations at a Stratham, New Hampshire, store. The retailer - based in North Kingstown, Rhode Island - faces a total of $154,199 in penalties for ineffective sanitation and respirator protections for store employe  more