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Senate to host “An Environmental Roundtable Discussion: Renewable Energy, Clean Water & Jobs”

 

STATE HOUSE – The Rhode Island Senate on Tuesday will host a public conversation focused on several key environmental priorities.

 

“An Environmental Roundtable Discussion: Renewable Energy, Clean Water & Jobs” will bring together senators, advocates, and others from the community. The discussion will center on proposals to increase Rhode Island’s reliance on renewable energy, protect water resources, and better prepare the state’s workforce for the green jobs these environmental and climate resiliency initiatives create.

 

The discussion will take place in the Senate Lounge on Tuesday, March 22, at 3 p.m. It will be streamed live by Capitol Television via the General Assembly’s website. The news media is invited to attend.

 

The conversation will be based around the following package of bills, which include several measures that have been introduced as well as new initiatives currently being drafted and expected to be introduced on Tuesday:

 

Renewable Energy:

 

 

Water Infrastructure:

 

 

Workforce Development:

 

 

The roundtable discussion will include the bill sponsors and key stakeholders from the public. Participants include: