RI Permanently Protects 575 Acres of Land - Worth $9.5M - By Leveraging Open Space and Farmland Bonds in 2022 Friday, December 23, 2022 PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announce that the State of Rhode Island has helped permanently protect ... Read article
DEM Announces New Standard Fishing License, Reminds Fishers that Commercial Marine Licenses are up for Renewal and Most are Due Feb. 28, 2023 Thursday, December 22, 2022 PROVIDENCE, RI – With the Rhode Island General Assembly’s recent amendments to the state commercial fishing licensing law forming the basis for the changes, the Department o ... Read article
Traffic at Farmers' Markets Continues Upward Trend in 2022 Wednesday, December 21, 2022 PROVIDENCE, RI –The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today that public participation at the two farmers’ markets it runs increased by nearly 17% in 202 ... Read article
State Climate Panel Votes to Accept Updated Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan Thursday, December 15, 2022 PROVIDENCE, RI – The panel charged with assessing state efforts to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, catalyzing government agencies to do their part in cutting GHGs, and s ... Read article
2019 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Results Indicate Progress Toward Act on Climate Mandates Wednesday, December 14, 2022 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today that Rhode Island’s gross greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions decreased 7.4% between 2018 and 2019. ... Read article
Rhode Islanders Invited to Kick Off the New Year with #FirstDayHike at Fort Wetherill State Park Wednesday, December 14, 2022 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) invites Rhode Islanders to kick off 2023 and celebrate the New Year by joining a #FirstDayHike ... Read article
DEM Announces Grants Up to $75,000 are Available to Improve Boat Pump-Out Facilities to Keep Coastal Waters Clean Tuesday, December 13, 2022 PROVIDENCE, RI –The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that up to $75,000 in grant funds are available to communities and privat ... Read article
Tree Work set to Start Dec. 12 will Limit Access on Stretches of East Bay Bike Path in Warren, DEM Announces Thursday, December 08, 2022 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that access on three sections of the East Bay Bike Path in Warren will be limite ... Read article
DEM Advises Indentifying Potential Snow Disposal Sites to Prevent Contamination of Water Supplies this Winter Saturday, December 03, 2022 PROVIDENCE, RI – With the region’s temperature cooling and snowfall likely in the coming weeks, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is reminding business ... Read article
State, Local, Federal, and Environmental Leaders Poised to Mark 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act on Dec. 5 Friday, December 02, 2022 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) will welcome Governor Dan McKee, Treasurer Seth Magaziner, members of the Rhode Island Congressional Delega ... Read article