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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 ...

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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Gov. McKee, DEM Announce Over $1.5M in Grants to Build Resilience Across Rhode Island's Food Supply Chain, Improve Processing Options for Local Producers and Businesses

Monday, October 30, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announce that more than $1,500,000 in ...

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Farm to School (F2S) Month is Capped by Tour of Smithfield Farm that Helps Drive Effective Local F2S Program

Friday, October 27, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – State Senate President Pro Tempore Hanna M. ...

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RI Mosquito Report: No West Nile Virus (WNV) or EEE Findings; State Reminds Rhode Islanders to Use Personal Precautions Until the First Hard Frost of Autumn

Friday, October 27, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are announcing that mosquito samples tested this week b ...

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DEM Announces Extended Closure of Mount Hope Bay Shellfishing Area Due to Wastewater Discharge in Bristol

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing an extension of the current shellfish harvesting closure in Mount Hope Bay due to an unpermitted w ...

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RI Mosquito Report: No West Nile Virus (WNV) Or EEE Findings; State Reminds Rhode Islanders To Use Personal Precautions Until The First Hard Frost Of Autumn

Friday, October 20, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are announcing that mosquito samples tested this week b ...

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2020 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Indicates Rhode Island Achieved First Act on Climate Mandate

Friday, October 20, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced today that Rhode Island achieved the first greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction mandate set b ...

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Aquatic Weed Treatments Scheduled for Meshanticut Pond and Silver Spring Lake on October 24

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

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

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