AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoHomelessness and Health: Woonsocket’s task force reports an 85% drop in unsheltered homelessness over two years, while warning that many residents still need help. Environmental Health: A Westerly mother is still seeking answers about her newborn’s 1993 death. A researcher raised possible exposure to chemicals near a former landfill, but no testing has established a link. PFAS in Schools: North Smithfield plans to install filters at its middle and high schools, where PFAS was found in a well; the project still needs state approval and bidding. Infectious Disease: Rhode Island has reported its first human West Nile case of 2026. The Washington County resident was likely infected while traveling. Care Privacy: A federal appeals court panel is weighing the Justice Department’s bid to obtain gender-care records from Rhode Island Hospital.
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