Press Releases | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

DEM to Host Feb. 22 Public Comment Hearing on Dredge Permit Application for Offshore Wind Project in Portsmouth

Wednesday, February 07, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that its ...

DEM Poised to Resume Prescribed Burns in the Coming Weeks, Ahead of the Spring Fire Season for Habitat Restoration & to Reduce Risk of Unplanned Wildfires

Wednesday, February 07, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that depending on weather and wind conditions, it plans on conducting low-severity prescribed ...

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Spring Into Spring By Signing Up For A DEM Outdoors Course

Tuesday, February 06, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) ...

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DEM Soliciting Vendors to Run Swim Lessons and Paddle Craft Safety Classes at Three State Facilities this Summer

Thursday, February 01, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – Responding to the scourge of accidental drownings that occurs every year in the Ocean State including some at state facilities, the Department of Env ...

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Attorney General Neronha, DEM Director Gray announce action to protect Rhode Island waterways from pollution by stormwater runoff

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Following RIAG petition, RIDEM will initiate stormwater permitting system to enforce Clean Water Act and prevent toxic algae blooms, high levels of bacteria, and frequen ...

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DEM Stocking Carolina Trout Pond and Carbuncle Pond this Week with Brook and Rainbow Trout

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that two additional freshwater ponds will be stocked with trout on Wedn ...

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