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  • Time to Wake Up: Carbon Pollution Hurts our Fishing Industry

    Thank you very much. I’m here, as the presiding officer knows, for the forty-third time now, to say it is time to wake up to the threat of climate change.  Today I’m joined by my colleague from Maine, Senator Angus King, a fellow New Englander whose state, like Rhode Island, has rich cultural an...…Read More

    Posted on 9/17/2013 | Climate Change, VA, Fishing, Art, EPA, Water, Sea, Carbon Emissions, disaster, Commerce,

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    Estuary, Fishermen, Pollution, Coasts, Time to Wake Up, Ocean, Workers, Climate, Narragansett Bay, Marine, Carbon Pollution, National Endowment for the Oceans, Oceans

  • Whitehouse Honored for Ocean Leadership

    Last night U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) received the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation’s (NMSF) Leadership Award for his work to protect oceans and combat climate change.  Whitehouse received the award during NMSF’s 11th Annual Leadership Awards Dinner...…Read More

    Posted on 6/5/2013 | National Endowment for the Oceans, Environment, Oceans, Ocean, Climate Change, Coasts

  • Senate Passes Water Resources Bill, Including Whitehouse Oceans Endowment

    The U.S. Senate today approved legislation to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) by a vote of 83 to 14.  The legislation, which authorizes civil works projects and policies for the Army Corps of Engineers, includes an amendment from U.S. Senator Sheldon Wh...…Read More

    Posted on 5/15/2013 | National Endowment for the Oceans, Coasts, Conservation, Oceans, Ocean, Tourism

  • Two Rhode Islanders Join Sen. Whitehouse for Oceans Meeting in Washington

    Today, the U.S. Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee hosted a meeting entitled “Changing Oceans: Adapting to the Challenges of Acidification, Rising Sea Levels, and Extreme Weather.”  U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), who helped organize and serve...…Read More

    Posted on 4/24/2013 | Ocean, Coasts

  • Bicameral Task Force Co-Chairs React to GAO Decision to Place Climate Change on the High Risk List

    Every two years, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) releases its High Risk List, identifying the...…Read More

    Posted on 2/14/2013 | Environment, Infrastructure, Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change, Ocean, Economy, Climate Change

  • Sen. Whitehouse to Speak at “Forward on Climate” Rally in Washington

    Update: You can watch Sheldon's speech below.

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