Press Releases | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

DEM Announces Decision on City of Pawtucket's Application to Convert the use of Protected Recreational Sites, seeks Guidance from National Park Service on Morley Field

Thursday, June 06, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that the agency’s review of the application submitted by the City of Pawtucket seeking approval ...

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Summer Outdoor Fun: Learn Something New with DEM's Division of Fish and Wildlife

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – This summer, have some fun in the sun by attending an educational program with the Department of Environmental Management’s Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW)! ...

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DEM's Seasonal Bay Line is Open Allowing Constituents to Report Problems Associated with Narragansett Bay

Tuesday, May 28, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that its seasonal 24-hour telephone information line has opened and will remain open until Oct. ...

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DEM Awards More Than $100,000 To Seven Community Boat Pumpout Facilities To Keep Coastal Waters Clean

Friday, May 24, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announces the award of $139,254 in matching grants to help communities and businesses expand and maintain ...

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DEM Announces That Seasonal Shellfish Area Closures Take Effect on Saturday, May 25

Friday, May 24, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that seasonal shellfish area closures will take effect at sunrise on Saturday, May 25, and will remain ...

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National Safe Boating Week, May 18-24, Highlights the Importance of Always Wearing Life Jackets

Thursday, May 23, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – Environmental Police Officers from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are teaming up with boating safety advocates across the United States and Can ...

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Governor McKee, RI Office of Energy Resources and Dept. of Environmental Management Announce Recipients of RI Agricultural Energy Grants

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have awarded $160,000 ...

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State Beaches Open Daily Starting Saturday, But Beach Traffic Makes Everyone Salty - So, Buy Your Parking Pass Beforehand

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – Memorial Day Weekend is the official kick-off of the summer beach season, and the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is encouraging beachgoers to buy their state be ...

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DEM Offering $65K in Grant Funding to Communities and Organizations to Provide Free Swimming Lessons to Youth from Low-Income Households

Monday, May 20, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – Responding to the accidental drownings that impact families every year in the Ocean State, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is offering gran ...

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DEM Behooves The Public Not To Remove Fawns And Other Baby Animals From The Wild

Friday, May 17, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is again cautioning the public not to assume that finding a baby animal means it needs to be rescued. ...

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