AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoOffshore Wind Legal Fight: New York and six other Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration over a near-$1 billion TotalEnergies buyout that canceled offshore wind leases, arguing it was unlawful and would cost jobs and clean power for the Northeast, with Rhode Island among the plaintiffs. Ocean Monitoring Under Threat: The NSF says it’s starting to “descop[e]” the Ocean Observatories Initiative, a deep-sea network with 900+ instruments, prompting Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse and others to warn the move could blind climate and ocean research. RI Life Sciences Leadership: Bob Cormier, a medical device executive with Rhode Island ties, was named president/CEO of the Rhode Island Life Science Hub. Public Health Surveillance: Experts warn CDC wastewater surveillance funding could be slashed under the FY plan, just as a new COVID-19 “cicada” variant spreads. Local Health Facilities: CMS data ranked Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center of RI as Kent County’s largest nursing home in Q1 2026, while Dawn Hill Home led Bristol County. STEM in the Field: URI researchers joined an OceanX expedition to document biodiversity on Indonesia’s remote seamounts.
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