Jeremy Bernfeld
Senior Editor for Investigations at The Public's Radio
Senior editor for investigations @ThePublicsRadio. Used to be editor of @gunsreporting, director of collaborative reporting @wamu885, @HarvestPM Also on blue*ky
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
thepublicsradio.org | Jeremy Bernfeld
Two of the companies being sued by the state of Rhode Island over the closure of the westbound Washington Bridge say the state did not tell them about concerns engineers raised about the bridge decades before they were hired for a rehabilitation project. The joint-venture of Barletta Heavy Division Inc.
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3 weeks ago |
thepublicsradio.org | Jeremy Bernfeld
The westbound Washington Bridge that carries I-195 is expected to be rebuilt by November 2028, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee said Friday, setting a target for a return to normalcy for Rhode Island drivers. The state picked the Chicago-based Walsh Construction Company to construct a new westbound span and expects the project to cost up to $427 million, McKee said.
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1 month ago |
thepublicsradio.org | Michelle San Miguel |Jeremy Bernfeld
When the westbound Washington Bridge was suddenly shut down in December 2023, never to re-open, many wondered if the crisis could have been prevented. An investigation by Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio found that the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) may have failed to perform crucial inspections of the span that could have warned of the bridge’s deterioration.
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2 months ago |
thepublicsradio.org | Jeremy Bernfeld
This story is part of our series One Storm Away: How climate change is threatening drinking water on the Ocean State’s islandsAs Rhode Island’s climate continues to change, scientists expect big changes to the state’s drinking water supply. Climate models suggest that average air temperatures will increase over the next century, and predict more extreme weather.
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Mar 17, 2025 |
nhpr.org | Jeremy Bernfeld
The family of a Brown Medicine doctor is alleging that U.S. Customs and Border Protection removed her from the country despite a federal judge ordering CBP to provide the court 48 hours notice. Dr. Rasha Alawieh held a valid H-1B temporary visa in her passport when she arrived in Boston on Thursday morning after visiting family in Lebanon, according to her Cranston-based lawyer, Thomas Brown.
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