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2023 Nonpoint Source (NPS) Implementation Grants Webinar

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Nov 30

Rhode Island’s Most Important Forest Definition

6:00pm 7:00pm

Nov 30

The Inflation Reduction Act & Climate

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DEM Reminds Public to Wear 500 Square Inches of Solid Fluorescent Orange During Shotgun Season, Starting Dec. 2

Wednesday, November 29, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) reminds Rhode Islanders that solid, fluorescent orange must be worn in all s ...

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RIDOH and DEM Recommend Lifting Restrictions for Blue-Green Algae in Melville Ponds and Carbuncle Pond

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend lifting the advisory restricting recrea ...

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