Press Releases | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management

Heavy Rain Forces Closure of Shellfish Areas in Bay

Tuesday, September 06, 2022

PROVIDENCE, RI: The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that several shellfish areas in Narraganse

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RI Mosquito Report: State Announces Summer's 2nd Finding of West Nile Virus, Cautions Public to Prevent Mosquito Bites

Friday, September 02, 2022

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that the most recent round of mosquito testing by Rhode Island Department of Health (

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DEM Reminds the Public that State Beaches Close After Labor Day Weekend

Friday, September 02, 2022

PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is reminding the public that Labor Day — Monday, Sept.

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Governor, DEM Announce Opening of 180-Acre Shellfishing Area in Greenwich Bay to Conditionally Approved

Thursday, September 01, 2022

PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that it is upgrading about 180 acres of s

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RI Mosquito Report: No West Nile Virus (WNV) Or EEE Findings; The Asian Tiger Mosquito Will Re-Emerge With Recent Rain

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that the most recent round of mosquito testing by Rhode Island Department of Health (

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Dem Announces It Is Lifting The Burn Ban That Went Into Effect Aug. 19 At Campgrounds, Parks & Management Areas

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that it has lifted the ban on outdoor fires at all state campgrounds, parks, and manage

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1,000 Free Trees Available for Fall Planting through Energy-Saving Tree Program

Thursday, August 25, 2022

PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM), along with the RI Tree Council, RI Nursery and Landscape Association, and the Arbor Day Foundation, is providing 1,000 free t...

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Spotted Lanternfly, an Invasive Pest Targeting Plants and Trees, Detected for the First Time this Year in Rhode Island

Monday, August 22, 2022

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that the spotted lanternfly (SLF), an exotic pest that targets various plants and trees, has a detected populati...

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DEM Warns of Increased Wildfire Danger, Issues Outdoor Fire Ban at State Campgrounds, Parks, Management Areas

Friday, August 19, 2022

PROVIDENCE, RI - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces today that in response to the dangerous risk of wildfires in Rhode Island, it is banning outdoor fi...

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RI Mosquito Report: State Announces 1st Positive EEE and WNV Findings in RI This Year

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) today announce the detection of the first mosquito sample of 20...

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