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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

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.

RI Department of Environmental Management

Odor Regulations Public Forum
Thursday, November 5

5:30-7:30PM

Providence Department of Inspections and Standards
780 Allens Avenue
in the Training Room

> Read this Fact Sheet about changes to the rules

> 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

> Join our mailing list for updates

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Nightmare on Allens Avenue 2026: Public Street Edition

Sunday, November 8
1-4PM

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Save the Dates! Upcoming Community Events Tues. 10/20 6:00-7:30pm Washington Park Association Community Meeting Washington Park Library 1316 Broad St. Providence Thurs. 11/05 5:30-7:30pm DEM Odor Regulations Q&A and Public Hearing Department o
Come on out TUESDAY OCTOBER 20, 2026 to Washington Park Library (1316 Broad Street) from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm! We have SUPER IMPORTANT updates! Come hear about: 1. The Public Street Right of Way and a NEW ROUND of slowdowns on its rejuvenation!! 2.
🔥URGENT - Public Hearing Thursday 9/10 on Dept. of Environmental Management Odor Regulations🔥 WHAT'S THAT SMELL?????!!!!! We all know that signature Providence smell - the smell of unaccountable and unchecked polluting industries in South Provid

“This was never just about one LNG facility. We’re building something bigger — a movement that says frontline communities deserve clean air, affordable renewable energy, and a real say in what happens in our neighborhoods.”