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5/29: DEM director says agency won't support new rules for barges
The chief of the Department of Environmental Management expressed doubts yesterday about a package of state Senate bills intended to beef up regulation of the oil-barge industry.
5/22: The nose knows: Oil is gone
On the eve of the Memorial Day beach season opening, Michael Mulhare, a DEM supervising engineer, finds only one beach still harbors an oily smell.
5/7: Chafee seeking stricter rules on barges
Sen. John Chafee yesterday joined the list of Rhode Island politicians sponsoring oil-spill prevention legislation, saying that a bill he plans to file today is broad enough to pass, yet specific enough to work.
5/2: Legislation would require double hulls on oil barges
Congress gave the oil industry until 2015 to equip its barges with double hulls, but Rhode Island may not be so patient.
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