The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Tiogue Lake in Coventry due to blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) blooms. Blue-green algae can produce toxins that can harm humans and animals....
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is lifting the Air Quality Alert that had been issued for Friday June 9, 2023.
The remnants of wildfire smoke plume that had been impacting the state have moved offshore south of the New England coastline as of 10:...
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is notifying the public that the significant smoke in our area will continue, with an Air Quality Alert being issued for Friday June 9, 2023. An alert is being issued for the third consecutive day for UNHEALTHY fine...
Motorists strongly encouraged to use alternate routes to Providence
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that starting on Friday, June 9 at 7 p.m. it will temporarily close access to the Route 6/10 Connector inbound to Providence for...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, Department of Housing Secretary Stefan Pryor and RIHousing announced the launch of the $4 million Municipal Technical Assistance Program (MTAP). From updating land use and permitting requirements to infrastructure evaluations, Rhode Island cities and towns can...
