Press Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have awarded $160,000 ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – Memorial Day Weekend is the official kick-off of the summer beach season, and the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is encouraging beachgoers to buy their state be ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – Responding to the accidental drownings that impact families every year in the Ocean State, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is offering gran ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is again cautioning the public not to assume that finding a baby animal means it needs to be rescued.  ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that several shellfish areas along the south coast of Rhode Island have been closed due ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that state lifeguard certification testing begins this weekend. ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is soliciting comments on the state’s Impaired Waters List and will hold a virtual publ ...

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With recreational activities on the state’s lakes, ponds, and rivers set to increase in the coming weeks, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Envi ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today the award of $2.6 million in grants to help communities and local conservation organizations protect v ...

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

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