PROVIDENCE – The story of plastics manufacturing and its link to climate change is a tale that is still being written. It is a story in which we are all participants and observers, witnesses to … more

Editor’s Note: This Labor Day, I am reprinting the ConvergenceRI story from 2023 about Labor Day reflections and the meaning of work — at a time when so much of our working world has been … more

Editor’s Note: Boston Globe reporter Alexa Gagosz has made herself into the food maven of Rhode Island, compiling a series of excellent stories about the food culture in the Ocean State. … more

WOONSOCKET – The recent Boston Globe story on Woonsocket’s food desert underscores yet another metric that accurately spotlights the challenges faced by individuals and families that are … more

Editor’s Note: Fifty years ago, on Thursday, Aug. 8, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon announced that he was resigning from office. The future life of the nation had pivoted dramatically. … more

PROVIDENCE – First Beach in Newport is slip-sliding away. The Cliff Walk is disintegrating and eroding. A major source 0f Newport’s fresh water supply, located behind First Beach, is in … more