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12/21/2015
DEM Acquires More Than 90 Acres on Prudence Island
More than 80 percent of the island now protected for environmental conservation PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and Prudence Conservancy,...
12/17/2015
DEM Breaks Ground on New 'Green' Beach Pavilion at Lincoln Woods
PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is holding a special ceremony today to mark construction on a new "green" beach pavilion at Lincoln Woods State Park. Lincoln Woods, located just outside the Providence metro area, is one of Rhode Island's most popular state parks,
12/04/2015
DEM Names Dean Hoxsie New Chief of Law Enforcement
Current Narragansett Police Chief Assumes Mantle Next Month PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced today Dean Hoxsie, the current Chief of the Narragansett Police Department, has been hired to lead its Division of Law Enforcement, effective next month....
11/05/2015
DEM Promotes Growth of Local Farm Economy with Latest Grant Awards
A Total of $244,109 Will Be Invested to Support Specialty Crop Production and Sales in Rhode Island PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management announced today the award of farm viability grants to six Rhode Island-based groups working to support local farmers; the grants, totaling $...
10/20/2015
DEM Division of Law Enforcement Seeks Information from Public About September 22 Fatal Boating Collision Off Napatree Point
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management's Division of Law Enforcement would like to speak with anyone who has pertinent information or video related to a fatal boating collision that occurred last month in the waters off Westerly near Napatree Point. On September 22, 2015,...
10/20/2015
DEM Issues Reminder to Plan for Snow Disposal Sites in Advance of Winter Season
PROVIDENCE - In advance of the winter season, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is reminding state agencies, municipalities and businesses to begin planning for potential snow disposal sites. Finding a suitable place to store the snow collected from roadways, parking...
10/20/2015
DEM to Host Popular Wastewater Management Boot Camp
Innovative Program Attracts Treatment Operators From Across the State PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced it will host its popular Wastewater Management Boot Camp again this year. The first-of-its-kind program is a model nationally, adapted...
10/13/2015
DEM: October 13 West Nile/EEE Final Update
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management announces that test results from all 81 mosquito pools, or samples, from 37 traps set statewide on September 28 are confirmed negative for both West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). Due to negligible numbers of...
10/08/2015
DEM Stocks Rhode Island Waters With Trout for Fall Fishing Season
Some 6,600 hatchery-raised trout stocked in ponds and rivers throughout state. Just in time for Columbus Day weekend, the Department of Environmental Management announced it is stocking ponds and rivers across Rhode Island with some 6,600 brown and brook trout. "Fishing is a popular outdoor...
10/07/2015
DEM: October 7 West Nile/EEE Status Update
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management announces that test results from the remaining 83 mosquito pools, or samples, from 37 traps set statewide on September 21 are confirmed negative for both West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Last week DEM reported that a sample...

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