Brewing craft beer poses challenges for our water treatment system. How is RIDEM working to reduce these impacts?

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Last year, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management got a grant to reduce the environmental impact of the state’s craft beer industry. Here in Rhode Island, the craft beverage industry has expanded really quickly over the past decade. Samantha Zhang: To find out, we talked with Michele McCaughey who works at the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. Nat Hardy: That’s Morgan Snyder, the founder of Buttonwoods Brewery, a craft brewery in Providence, Rhode Island. Samantha Zhang: So the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management used EPA funding to help them reduce their wastewater.