Press Releases | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

RIDOH and DEM Recommend Lifting Restrictions for Blue-Green Algae in Tiogue Lake, Coomer Lake, and Georgiaville Pond

Friday, September 29, 2023

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend lifting the advisory restricting recreational activities at Tiogue Lake in ...

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Governor McKee Endorses State Climate Panel’s $2.6 Million Spending Plan

Friday, September 29, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today endorsed action by the Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council (EC4) to approve a spending plan allocating $2.6 million across state partners to supp ...

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RI Mosquito Report: State Announces Additional WNV Positive Sample; Urges Rhode Islanders To Use Personal Precautions To Reduce Risk

Friday, September 29, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are announcing that one mosquito sample collected Sept. ...

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

Thursday, September 28, 2023

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

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RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Lower Melville Pond in Portsmouth

Thursday, September 21, 2023

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Lower Melville Pond in Po ...

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DEM Invites Public to Celebrate National Drive Electric Week at Drive Green Event at Colt State Park on Saturday, Sept. 30

Thursday, September 21, 2023

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

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State Announces EEE Virus Positive Mosquito Sample on Block Island, Additional WNV Positive Sample in Westerly; Urges Rhode Islanders to Use Personal Precautions to Reduce Risk

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are announcing that one mosquito sample collected Sept. ...

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DEM Announces Public Comment Period is Open for Plastic Waste Reduction Act Regulations

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that the public comment period for the regulations it has drafted to imple ...

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DEM, URI Encourage Rhode Islanders to Learn How to Properly Maintain their Septic Systems During the 2023 SepticSmart Week, Sept. 18-22

Thursday, September 14, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and University of Rhode Island (URI) are encouraging homeowners and businesses to learn how to prope ...

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DEM Announces Temporary Closure of Recreational Areas in Glocester Due to Elevated Mosquito-Borne Disease Risk

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today is announcing that it will temporarily close all state-owned recreational properties it manages in Glocester to ...

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