Press Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) – along with partners the ...

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

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The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends reopening the beach at Burlingame Picnic and Campground in Charlestown because bacteria counts have returned to safe levels. ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that mosquito samples tested this week by the Rhode Island Department of ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is reminding beachgoers that as has been the case for several years, ...

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The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing several beaches because of high bacteria levels: ...

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The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Upper J ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that it will begin a forest health improvement project that, along with harvesting standing d ...

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The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reporting a confirmed case of the tick-borne Powassan virus disease (Powassan) detected in a Rhode Island resident who later died after ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) today announce the second detection of West Nile Virus ...

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