Port plan deep-sixed - Updates - Brief Article

Sierra, May-June, 2003

Visions of massive cargo ships, 50-foot-deep gashes in the seabed, and water too dirty for fish and shellfish drove Rhode Island residents on a nine-year campaign to oppose building a deep-water containerport on Narragansett Bay. In January, newly sworn-in governor Don Carcieri halted the development plans, citing environmental, economic, and quality of life issues, including noise and traffic.

(See "The Sierra Club Bulletin," May/June 1999, page 72.)

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