pollution

Frequent Fires Add to Pollution Woes Along Allens Avenue

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PROVIDENCE — Ten days after a scrap metal fire was extinguished, there’s still something in the air on Allens Avenue. Silence. It’s a small but important change for residents who live in the nearby Washington Park and South Providence neighborhoods. For residents, the sights, sounds, and toxic smells of the industrial businesses along Allens Avenue … Read more

Providence’s port community punches back against pollution

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Monica Huertas and her husband wanted to move to Providence’s Washington Park because it was the only neighborhood they could afford. Once homeless, they now had jobs in social work and construction, and they were ready to have a place of their own. When they finally found a home they liked nine years ago, they … Read more