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The People’s Port Authority is a community-led environmental justice organization fighting for accountability at the Port of Providence.
Since 2015, The People’s Port Authority has educated South Providence and Washington Park communities about toxic facilities threatening our neighborhoods, mobilized to stop their expansion, demanded accountability from port operators and public officials, and supported each other in the face of systemic injustice.
The Port of Providence was built through extraction, colonialism, and slavery—a legacy that continues today as toxic industries concentrate pollution at our doorstep. We are an intergenerational, multi-racial collective standing together to confront this injustice.
02905 is the most toxic zip code in Rhode Island.
Join us to fight back.
Latest News & Actions You Can Take
Give Input on Odors and Toxic Fumes from the Port
Did you know it's illegal in Rhode Island to give off an "objectionable odor" that travels beyond a property line?
For years, residents have complained about toxic odors from the Port of Providence. DEM admits current regulations get in the way of holding businesses accountable for odors, and only one half-time employee works on odor complaints.
Now the state Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is updating the rules about odors and toxic smells. The deadline for your input is October 14.
What you can do:
> Read this Fact Sheet about changes to the rules
> Submit your comments by October 14
email: DEM.AirRegComments@dem.ri.gov
online: here
mail: Office of Air Resources, Room 330,
235 Promenade Street, Providence, RI 02908
> Join our mailing list for updates
> For more: Amended Public Notice, Proposed Rule, Benefit Cost Analysis
Get Ready for Review of ProvPort Master Plan
Community members have spent years offering feedback to ProvPort about improving the health and safety of life near the Port. We have submitted dozens of recommendations on the draft ProvPort Master Plan that will guide port operations and growth for years to come, but we have not yet received feedback on the community’s ideas.
This fall the plan is supposed to be reviewed and voted on by the Providence City Council.
What you can do:
> Learn about the ProvPort Master Plan
> Read the 31 Community Recommendations for a Safer, Healthier Future
> Know your City Councilor
> Be ready to share your opinions
> Join our mailing list for updates
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