Lead the Way in Environmental Enforcement

After its people, Rhode Island’s greatest resource is its environment.

Protecting the environment and environmental justice are important priorities of the Office.

From protecting public access to our state’s coastal and waterfront resources to making sure major energy facilities are properly regulated to protect the public, we have ramped up our environmental enforcement efforts.

Visit the Environment & Energy section to find out more.

Attorney General Neronha insists Rhode Island Energy pay consumers what they are owed

“If Rhode Island Energy wants to front load some of the hundreds of millions of dollars secured for Rhode Island ratepayers at the time of the sale, that’s fine by me, but they better be coughing up every last penny that they owe,” said Attorney General Neronha. 

Attorney General Neronha announces Barletta Heavy Division has paid $11 million to resolve environmental violations at Route 6/10 construction site

“Companies that treat our state as a dumping ground and place the health and welfare of Rhode Islanders at risk, as Barletta has here, must face real consequences for their unlawful conduct,” said Attorney General Neronha.