PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management announces that test results from all 129 mosquito pools, or samples, from 35 traps set statewide during the week of June 29 are negative for both West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Test results are pending at the Rhode Island...
Providence, Rhode Island, July 12, 2015 - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is predicting that air quality will reach UNHEALTHY levels in portions of Rhode Island during the afternoon on Sunday. Ample sunshine, heat, and favorable winds will lead to UNHEALTHY air conditions...
"DEM's Port Manager and Division of Law Enforcement are working closely with the US Coast Guard, State Fire Marshal's Office and the Narragansett Police Department, who are actively investigating the cause of the fire. We are glad no one was injured, and will provide any support needed to come to...
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Department of Health (HEALTH) are advising people who live in the East Bay Village area of West Main Road, Middletown that a feral cat in the area tested positive for rabies. The cat is described as a medium-sized, black, short...
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management's Division of Fish & Wildlife will offer the fourth annual "Women's Day at the Range" on Saturday, August 1 at the Great Swamp Shooting Range in West Kingston. The free event is designed to introduce women to the world of shooting sports.
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management announces that test results from all 134 mosquito pools, or samples, from 23 traps set statewide during the week of June 23 are negative for both West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Test results are pending at the Rhode Island...
The Department of Environmental Management Director is pleased to announce the opening of the newly reconstructed boat ramp in Sakonnet Harbor in Little Compton. With cooperation from the Town of Little Compton, construction began in May to replace the original structure that was in poor condition.
Campers and Vacationers Advised to use only Local Firewood
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management is responsible for the early detection and surveillance of exotic invasive insect pests and preventing the establishment of these pests into the state. The Asian Longhorned Beetle (...
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management announces that Cottrell Homestead in West Kingston has been named Rhode Island's 2015 Outstanding Dairy Farm of the Year by the Rhode Island Green Pastures Committee. Winning dairy farmers from each New England state will be honored at an...
PROVIDENCE – Safe boating patrols will be stepped up on June 26 to June 28 in a joint operation conducted by the Department of Environmental Management's Division of Law Enforcement. The effort is part of Operation Dry Water, a coordinated national crackdown on Boating Under the Influence (BUI)....
