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PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is conducting  ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces its plans to conduct low-severity prescribed burns on state lands on Prudence Island in Portsmout ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) invites the public to kick off 2025 and celebrate the New Year by joining a ...

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The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend lifting the advisory for recreational activities at Slack Reservoir i ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – With the region’s temperature cooling and snowfall possible in the coming weeks, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is reminding businesses, househ ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that the emergency closure of Upper Narragansett Bay shellfish ‘Area A’ and ‘Area B’ will end ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI –The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is reminding Rhode Islanders and nonresidents holding standard fishing licenses (SFLs), multipurpose licenses, sh ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is again partnering with the Rhode Island Chapter o ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that several shellfish areas in Narragansett Bay and the coastal salt ponds are closed d ...

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