Press Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) will open its wildland firefighter training class to allow members of ...

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

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PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is notifying the public that another significant smoke event is expected to impact the state on ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – Because of the generosity of a local family farm, a group of private and public open space and conservation organizations could buy a 65-acre parcel in Pasc ...

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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 r ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is notifying the public that an unusual smoke event is expected to impact the state starting at appr ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI — Four boys were injured, three seriously, when one climbed on the roof of a dilapidated building that once was a stable at Fort Benton State Park in Newport at 3:55 PM today. ...

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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 ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that with its latest water quality tests earlier this month confirming a year-over-year tren ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – This summer, have some fun in the sun by attending an educational program with the Department of Environmental Management’s Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW)! ...

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