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Environmental Council of Rhode Island Annual Coffee Hour

Join the Environmental Council of Rhode Island at its annual Coffee Hour at the State House! ECRI members and leaders of the environmental community will connect over coffee and refreshments to kick-off the 2020 legislative session. Join the conversation on emerging policy priorities for Rhode Island!

Wednesday, January 15, 2020
at 3:00 PM at the State House Library

Parking
Metered parking is available on Smith, Francis and Gaspee Streets. Another option is to park in the Providence Place Mall parking garage (.5 mile walk)

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See how your state representative and senator performed in 2017 and 2018 using ECRI's latest Green Report Card (the report card is released biannually, so there is no grades assigned yet for 2019). Contact them with thanks or encourage them to be more environmentally responsible, using our instructions and letter template, here.

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