PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that three mosquito samples from traps set on August 5 – two samples collected in East Providence and one in Warren – have tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) by RIDOH State Health Laboratories. This brings the...

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that in-person sales of season beach parking passes will end at close of business tomorrow, Friday, August 20. Although by far most beachgoers purchase season parking passes online anytime, some patrons still...

PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that a mosquito sample collected July 29 in Cranston has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) by RIDOH State Health Laboratories. This is the first WNV finding of the summer in Rhode Island and was the only...

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is predicting that air quality will once again reach UNHEALTHY levels during the afternoon and into the evening on Friday August 13th. The alert is being issued statewide due to elevated ground level ozone concentrations. Fine...

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is predicting that air quality will reach UNHEALTHY levels during the afternoon and into the evening on Thursday August 12th. The alert is being issued statewide. The poor air quality will be due to elevated ground level ozone...

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that all 229 mosquito samples from 49 traps set statewide between July 20 and July 27 have tested negative by the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) for both West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine...

PROVIDENCE – Ever wonder whooooo's flying around Rhode Island at night? Join DEM's Division of Fish and Wildlife and the Audubon Society of Rhode Island on August 12 for a virtual program on Rhode Island's owl species. DEM staff will be sharing information about our state's owls and the data...

PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that $3 million in matching grants is available to help communities and local organizations protect valuable green space throughout Rhode Island. The grant round is now open, with a deadline of October 29, 2021. Funding...

PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is soliciting comments on a draft total maximum daily load (TMDL) study. Buckeye Brook and Tributaries to Warwick Pond were the subject of a focused study to determine the factors impairing the biodiversity, specifically the benthic...

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that all 140 mosquito samples from 46 traps set statewide on July 13 and July 19 have tested negative by the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) for both West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine...