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A Rhode Island Coalition

We are a coalition of organizations and individuals. Our mission is to serve as an effective voice for developing and advocating policies and laws that protect and enhance Rhode Island's environment. We are proud of our long history of environmental advocacy dating back to 1972.

State affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation
Set legislative priorities annually
Issue Green Report Card biannually (in even years)
Presented the Senator John H. Chafee Conservation Leadership Awards annually from 2000 to 2014
Present Loraine Tisdale Environmental Education Awards annually

A Message from the Executive Committee, June 22, 2020

Black Lives Matter.

There’s no climate justice without racial justice.

On June 6, 10,000 protesters in Providence took to the streets to demand justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and the countless number of black lives that have been claimed by police violence, white supremacy, and systemic racism.

Building Resilient & Equitable Communities After COVID-19

2020 ECRI & ECRI Education Fund's Annual Meeting
June 1st 5:00pm

A virtual meeting via Zoom due to social distancing restrictions featured a special panel discussion on what steps we can take to create more resilient, equitable, and stronger communities.

Panelists were:

Marcela Betancur, Director of the RI Latino Policy Institute at Roger Williams University
Amelia Rose, Executive Director of Groundwork RI
Jim Vincent, President of the NAACP Providence Branch

=> Watch the video here.

We would like to thank our sponsors for supporting this years gathering:

◊ Acadia Center
◊ Audubon Society of Rhode Island
◊ Conservation Law Foundation
◊ Empire Loan
◊ Green Energy Consumers Alliance
◊ Meg Kerr/Bob Vanderslice
◊ Providence Friends Meeting in RI
◊ Save The Bay
◊ SOLUTIθNS™ SERVICE SYSTEMS, Inc.
◊ The Nature Conservancy
◊ U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
◊ West Bay Land Trust

ECRI's Earth Day Op-ed published in eco-RI:

Earth Day and Pandemic Remind Us of Need
to Build Resilient Communities

Review our most recent Green Report Card.

The report highlights critical environmental issues that were considered by state legislators during the 2017 – 2018 sessions. Read more

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