Colleen Cronin
@colleen-cronin.bsky.social
ecoRI News reporter | reach out at colleen at ecoRI dot org
Looking for something cool to do next week? Sign up FOR FREE for @ecorinews.bsky.social Compost Convo @ Innovate Newport 11/6! www.eventbrite.com/e/compost-co...
October 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Looking for something cool to do next week? Sign up FOR FREE for @ecorinews.bsky.social Compost Convo @ Innovate Newport 11/6! www.eventbrite.com/e/compost-co...
Looking for RIPTA riders impacted by the service cuts implemented last month. I'm hoping to work on a series of stories about the cuts for @ecorinews.bsky.social. You can DM me and or email (colleen@ecori.org)
October 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Looking for RIPTA riders impacted by the service cuts implemented last month. I'm hoping to work on a series of stories about the cuts for @ecorinews.bsky.social. You can DM me and or email (colleen@ecori.org)
To all the bug squashers out there: I want to know where you've seen spotted lantern flies in Rhode Island. DM or email me (colleen@ecori.org)
August 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
To all the bug squashers out there: I want to know where you've seen spotted lantern flies in Rhode Island. DM or email me (colleen@ecori.org)
Want to know what this thing is??? Sorry you gotta to read the story to find out... @ecorinews.bsky.social
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August 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Want to know what this thing is??? Sorry you gotta to read the story to find out... @ecorinews.bsky.social
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Glad I was able to give the welcoming speech for today's Open Government Summit on behalf of @FiveFreedoms. I spoke on how APRA law is a floor not a ceiling and how appreciative I am when public records officers also use it that way.
August 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Glad I was able to give the welcoming speech for today's Open Government Summit on behalf of @FiveFreedoms. I spoke on how APRA law is a floor not a ceiling and how appreciative I am when public records officers also use it that way.
NEW: DEM wrote in with concerns about public records reform this session, so I decided to look at how many/what kinds of requests they get compared to others state agencies ecori.org/state-agenci... @ecorinews.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
NEW: DEM wrote in with concerns about public records reform this session, so I decided to look at how many/what kinds of requests they get compared to others state agencies ecori.org/state-agenci... @ecorinews.bsky.social
Pics from a Richmond hike last week that didn't make it into the story... #haysentedfern #holdontightspidermonkey #forksORlittlerhody
June 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Pics from a Richmond hike last week that didn't make it into the story... #haysentedfern #holdontightspidermonkey #forksORlittlerhody
The Narragansett Bay Estuarine Research Reserve has been open for decades, but federal funding issues threaten its mission of study, education, and stewardship. ecori.org/prudence-isl... @ecorinews.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The Narragansett Bay Estuarine Research Reserve has been open for decades, but federal funding issues threaten its mission of study, education, and stewardship. ecori.org/prudence-isl... @ecorinews.bsky.social
Had so much fun at the RI Press Awards banquet last week (@ecorinews.bsky.social's first time and mine) and honored to have placed!
May 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Had so much fun at the RI Press Awards banquet last week (@ecorinews.bsky.social's first time and mine) and honored to have placed!
Some journalists are recognized by the Pulitzer Prize Board, others are recognized on Facebook marketplace....
May 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Some journalists are recognized by the Pulitzer Prize Board, others are recognized on Facebook marketplace....
Looking to chat with folks who are participating in Bike to Work month, which starts Thursday! DM or email me (colleen@ecori.org) if you'd like to chat... I will be trying it, at least for part of the month, myself, so stay tuned!
April 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Looking to chat with folks who are participating in Bike to Work month, which starts Thursday! DM or email me (colleen@ecori.org) if you'd like to chat... I will be trying it, at least for part of the month, myself, so stay tuned!
Hanging at the Community Climate Leaders Conference today at Bentley University. Come say hi, if you're here!
April 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Hanging at the Community Climate Leaders Conference today at Bentley University. Come say hi, if you're here!
April 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Spent five hours at the Statehouse last week following around a group of transit advocates, here's what I saw and heard: ecori.org/transit-nigh...
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April 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Spent five hours at the Statehouse last week following around a group of transit advocates, here's what I saw and heard: ecori.org/transit-nigh...
@ecorinews.bsky.social
@ecorinews.bsky.social
At Senate Finance, and Sen. Zurier mentioned that the only letter he's aware of against a bill he's sponsoring increasing @ripta.com's share of the gas tax is from the agency's board chair, RIDOT Director Alviti
April 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
At Senate Finance, and Sen. Zurier mentioned that the only letter he's aware of against a bill he's sponsoring increasing @ripta.com's share of the gas tax is from the agency's board chair, RIDOT Director Alviti
Back @ Brown U. for the Climate Career Fair! Stop by from 11-2 at Sayles Hall! (Also how did I never notice how this portrait kinda slays...)
February 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Back @ Brown U. for the Climate Career Fair! Stop by from 11-2 at Sayles Hall! (Also how did I never notice how this portrait kinda slays...)
Just a girl, sitting in front of her computer, trying to read some Rhode Island General Laws...
January 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Just a girl, sitting in front of her computer, trying to read some Rhode Island General Laws...
It's #GivingNewsDay and while we have a formal fundraising campaign, there's also a little side bet. I'm currently the cover photo for our giving page & I'm trying 2 prove my shot will get the most donations 2 beat @robesmit.bsky.social + @frankcarini.bsky.social!
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December 3, 2024 at 8:01 PM
It's #GivingNewsDay and while we have a formal fundraising campaign, there's also a little side bet. I'm currently the cover photo for our giving page & I'm trying 2 prove my shot will get the most donations 2 beat @robesmit.bsky.social + @frankcarini.bsky.social!
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