Press Releases

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

Read article

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with all Roger William’s Park Ponds (Polo Lake, ...

Read article

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that deer permits for legal regulated hunting, including the “All Outdoors” package, will go on sale Thursda ...

Read article

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that it will continue treating pockets of spotted lanternfly (SLF) infestations that have been found in ...

Read article

As we approach one of the Ocean State’s busiest summer weekends, I wanted to take a moment to speak to all Rhode Islanders and visitors looking to enjoy our state parks, beaches, campgrounds, ...

Read article

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are announcing that the most recent mosquito samples tested by the ...

Read article

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today signed an Executive Order at the Rocky Poi ...

Read article

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

Read article

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that due to the increased risk of accidental or illicit discharges of sewage from hundreds of boats gath ...

Read article

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is advising the public that Meshanticut Pond in Meshanticu ...

Read article