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State of Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha ,

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Attorney General files lead enforcement lawsuit against Providence landlord

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Office filed a lawsuit against a landlord for noncompliance with state lead poisoning prevention laws at a rental property in Providence where significant lead hazards were found in a home with lead-poisoned children. The lawsuit is the latest in a series of 22 lead enforcement actions filed by Attorney General Neronha. ...

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Attorney General Neronha, DEM Director Gray announce action to protect Rhode Island waterways from pollution by stormwater runoff

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) Director Terrence Gray announced today they have taken significant action to protect Providence’s Mashapaug Watershed, located in the city’s Southside, from stormwater runoff, which has polluted the area’s freshwater ponds. ...

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Cranston man sentenced to 15 years in state prison for violent DUI crash

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Cranston man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 15 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) in prison for driving under the influence and causing a crash that seriously injured his 10-year-old son and another passenger in Cranston in 2019. ...

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