Press Releases | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

Request for Proposals Issued for Agricultural Lease at South Shore Management Area in South Kingstown

Monday, October 07, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has issued a ...

RI Mosquito Report: State Announces Two Additional Human West Nile Virus (WNV) Cases; Rhode Islanders Urged to Continue Mosquito Prevention Measures Due to High Risk of EEE and WNV Statewide

Friday, October 04, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are announcing two additional probable human cases of West Nile Vi ...

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RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Lake Washington in Glocester

Thursday, October 03, 2024

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Lake Washington in Gloceste ...

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Close to $500K in Grants Available to Support the Growth Development and Marketing of Local Food Seafood in RI

Thursday, October 03, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, the Department of Environmental Management (DEM), and members of the Rhode Island General Assembly announce that close to $500,000 in ...

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RIDOH and DEM Recommend Lifting the Advisory at Worden and Carr Ponds, Avoiding Contact with Boone Lake, Smith Reservoir, and Sayles Reservoir

Tuesday, October 01, 2024

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend lifting the advisory for recreational activities at Worden Pond in So ...

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DEM Stocking 25 Waterways with Brook and Rainbow Trout for the Upcoming Holiday Weekend

Monday, September 30, 2024

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

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DEM Confirms Man's Death Off Scarborough State Beach in Narragansett

Friday, September 27, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that yesterday morning, its Divisi ...

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RI Mosquito Report: Additional EEE and West Nile Virus (WNV) Mosquito Findings; Rhode Islanders Urged to Continue Mosquito Prevention Measures due to High Risk of EEE and WNV Statewide

Friday, September 27, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are announcing that the most recent mosquito samples tested by the ...

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New Shower and Restroom Facilities Project at Burlingame State Campground Begins in October

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that a construction project to build six new shower and restroom facilities at ...

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Boardwalk and Bulkhead Project at Roger Wheeler State Beach is Underway

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that a project to construct a new boardwalk and bulkhead at ...

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