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DEM Offering $75K in Grants to Communities and Organizations to Provide Free Swimming and Paddlecraft Lessons to Low-Income Youth

Friday, November 08, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – Responding to the accidental drownings that impact families every year in the Ocean State, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is again offerin ...

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Final RI Mosquito Report of 2024: No Additional EEE or West Nile Virus Findings

Friday, October 25, 2024

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 ...

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It's Deer Mating Season – Be Alert For Deer Crossing Roadways

Monday, October 21, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – With days growing shorter, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is cautioning motorists to be on high alert for deer crossing roadways, particularly ...

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RI Mosquito Report: No Additional EEE or West Nile Virus Findings

Friday, October 18, 2024

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

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Temporary Repair Work to Charlestown Breachway to Begin Tomorrow

Thursday, October 17, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Town of Charlestown and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are announcing that temporary emergency repair work of the ...

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RI Mosquito Report: Additional EEE Virus and West Nile Virus (WNV) Mosquito Findings; Rhode Islanders Urged to Continue Mosquito Prevention Measures due to High Risk of EEE and WNV Statewide

Friday, October 11, 2024

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 ...

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RIDOH and DEM Recommend Lifting the Advisory at Worden and Carr Ponds, Avoiding Contact with Boone Lake, Smith Reservoir, and Sayles Reservoir

Tuesday, October 01, 2024

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) recommend lifting the advisory for recreational activities at Worden Pond in So ...

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RI Mosquito Report: Additional EEE and West Nile Virus (WNV) Mosquito Findings; Rhode Islanders Urged to Continue Mosquito Prevention Measures due to High Risk of EEE and WNV Statewide

Friday, September 27, 2024

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 ...

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New Shower and Restroom Facilities Project at Burlingame State Campground Begins in October

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that a construction project to build six new shower and restroom facilities at ...

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Boaters Advised to Use Caution Traveling through the Charlestown Breachway

Thursday, September 19, 2024

PROVIDENCE, RI – The Town of Charlestown and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising boaters to use extra caution when passing through the Charlestown ...

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