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RI Mosquito Report: No West Nile Virus (WNV) or EEE Findings; State Reminds Rhode Islanders to Use Personal Precautions to Reduce Risk

Friday, October 13, 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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RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Blue-Green Algae Bloom at Carbuncle Pond

Thursday, October 12, 2023

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

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RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Blue-Green Algae Bloom at Spectacle Pond, Mashapaug Pond, and Little Pond

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

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

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RI Mosquito Report: State Announces Additional EEE and WMV Positive Samples; Urges Rhode Islanders to Use Personal Precautions to Reduce Risk

Friday, October 06, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are announcing that one mosquito sample collected Sept. ...

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RIDOH and DEM Recommend Lifting Restrictions for Blue-Green Algae in Tiogue Lake, Coomer Lake, and Georgiaville Pond

Friday, September 29, 2023

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

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RI Mosquito Report: State Announces Additional WNV Positive Sample; Urges Rhode Islanders To Use Personal Precautions To Reduce Risk

Friday, September 29, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are announcing that one mosquito sample collected Sept. ...

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DEM Stocking 25 Waterways with Brook and Rainbow Trout for the Columbus Day Holiday Weekend

Thursday, September 28, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI –The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is conducting fall ...

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State Announces EEE Virus Positive Mosquito Sample on Block Island, Additional WMV Positive Sample in Westerly; Urges Rhode Islanders to Use Personal Precautions to Reduce Risk

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are announcing that one mosquito sample collected Sept. ...

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DEM Announces Temporary Closure of Recreational Areas in Glocester Due to Elevated Mosquito-Borne Disease Risk

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today is announcing that it will temporarily close all state-owned recreational properties it manages in Glocester to ...

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Governor McKee, DEM Advise Public that Dangerous Rip Currents and High Surf Expected Through Weekend from Hurricane Lee Impacts

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is advising the public to exercise caution along shoreline areas Wednesday through the weeken ...

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