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DEM Announces Scheduled Reopening of Mount Hope Bay Shellfishing Area After Extended Closure Ends

Friday, November 10, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that the ...

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Science Learning Gone Wild! DEM Offers Free "Critter Kit" Learning Resources for Elementary Educators

Friday, November 10, 2023

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

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Don't Let Winter's Cold Stop You From Chillin' in the Outdoors - Sign up for a DEM Outdoors Course

Thursday, November 09, 2023

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

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Final RI Mosquito Report of 2023: State Confirms EEE-Positive Deer and Additional EEE-Positive Mosquito Sample; Cold Weather Minimizes Risk of Mosquito-Borne Diseases

Tuesday, November 07, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are confirming this year’s first positive detection of ...

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DEM Stocking 16 Ponds and Lakes to Honor RI Veterans this Weekend

Monday, November 06, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is conducting a special trout and salmon stocking in advance of Veterans Day in honor of ...

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Blue-Green Algae Bloom at Worden Pond, Tiogue Lake, and J.L Curran Upper Reservoir

Friday, November 03, 2023

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact wi ...

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DEM Reopens Recreational Areas in Glocester After Cold Weather Reduces Risk of Mosquito-Borne Disease

Friday, November 03, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – Due to the first hard freeze occurring in most of Rhode Island this week, the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced the reopening of state-owned ...

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DEM Posts Draft Report on "Forever Chemicals" – PFAS – For Public Comment

Wednesday, November 01, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has posted a ...

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DEM Announces Grants are Available to Improve Boat Pumpout Facilities to Keep Coastal Waters Clean

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that grants are available to communities and private businesses that own a ...

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DEM Reminds Hunters to Bring Harvested Deer to Check Stations at Opening of Muzzleloader and Shotgun Seasons

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) reminds deer hunters that all deer taken during the ...

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