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October 1, 2007

Feds giving R.I. $170,000 to clean Narragansett Bay

The state Department of Environmental Management and Clean the Bay, a non-profit organization, are expected to receive a $170,000 federal grant today at Colt State Park in Bristol.

Gov. Carcieri will join federal, state and local officials at the park to discuss Project Clean Sweep, a state effort to clean large marine debris from Narragansett Bay.

The grant, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is intended to help the program continue.

Carcieri, NOAA Deputy Assistant Secretary Tim Keeney and other officials will take a tour of the Bay and the cleanup operation on a Clean the Bay landing craft.

Also slated to attend the event, which begins at 10 a.m., are DEM Director W. Michael Sullivan, Sen. Jack Reed and Rep. Patrick Kennedy.

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 9:08 AM | Permalink

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