Waterman Eco-Challenge Holding Summer Safe Ocean State Event at Roger Wheeler State Beach on July 20 Thursday, June 20, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that the Waterman Eco-Challenge ... Read article
Air Quality Alert - Health Advisory - Ozone Wednesday, June 19, 2024 PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is predicting that air quality will reach UNHEALTHY levels during the afternoon and well into the evening on Thursday, J ... Read article
2021 Greenhouse Gas Inventory Indicates Statewide Emissions Rebounded Post-Pandemic, Consistent with Trends Across New England and Nation Monday, June 17, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today that Rhode Island’s statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions rebounded in 2021. ... Read article
DEM Announces Historic Bulkhead at Fort Wetherill State Park Closed to Public Until Further Notice Due to Safety Concerns Friday, June 14, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that the bulkhead behind ... Read article
RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Coomer Lake in Glocester Thursday, June 13, 2024 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 due to blue-green ... Read article
DEM Announces Availability of Funding for Projects to help RI Communities Confront the Effects of Climate Change Thursday, June 13, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced the release of the ... Read article
Bottom of Mohegan Bluffs Staircase on Block Island Closed Until Further Notice Due to Erosion Related Safety Concerns Friday, June 07, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Town of New Shoreham are announcing that the bottom of the staircase at the Edward S. ... Read article
DEM Announces Decision on City of Pawtucket's Application to Convert the use of Protected Recreational Sites, seeks Guidance from National Park Service on Morley Field Thursday, June 06, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that the agency’s review of the application submitted by the City of Pawtucket seeking approval ... Read article
Summer Outdoor Fun: Learn Something New with DEM's Division of Fish and Wildlife Wednesday, May 29, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – This summer, have some fun in the sun by attending an educational program with the Department of Environmental Management’s Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW)! ... Read article
DEM's Seasonal Bay Line is Open Allowing Constituents to Report Problems Associated with Narragansett Bay Tuesday, May 28, 2024 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that its seasonal 24-hour telephone information line has opened and will remain open until Oct. ... Read article