The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is alerting customers of the Greenville Water District Water System (PWS ID# RI1858410) that if they lost pressure or were without water on June 26 or after, they should boil their water before consuming it. This is because of a water main break that...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing Slack's Pond Beach in Smithfield and Ginny-B Campground in Foster for swimming because of high bacteria levels.
RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality through Labor Day. The status of a beach may change as...
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is notifying the public that smoke from Canadian wildfires will be impacting the area, with an Air Quality Alert being issued for Thursday June 29, 2023. An alert is being issued for UNHEALTHY fine particles on the Air...
PROVIDENCE, RI – As the Fourth of July weekend approaches, many Rhode Islanders and out-of-state visitors will plan on visiting one of the Ocean State's world-class state beaches. The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is urging beachgoers to buy their parking passes online today to...
The Rhode Island Film & TV Office announced today that Verdi Productions has finished filming Chosen Family, which was written, directed and stars Heather Graham (Boogie Nights, Austin Powers). Julia Stiles (10 Things I Hate About You, The Bourne Identity) co-stars along with Thomas Lennon (...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends reopening Conimicut Point Beach in Warwick for swimming because bacteria counts have returned to safe levels.
RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality through Labor Day. The status of a beach may change as new data...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Aiming to provide all members of the public with access to public spaces to do things they enjoy, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is inviting persons with hearing and sensory sensitivities to a "quiet fireworks" display Tuesday, July 4, at Beavertail...
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is again asking the public to report sightings of wild turkeys, as part of its annual Wild Turkey Brood Survey. Biologists from DEM's Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) are asking Rhode Islanders to submit observations...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have announced $59,250 in grants to help farmers "green" their agricultural operations and save energy and money. The awards, funded through the...
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is advising the public that Breakheart Pond in Exeter, Carolina Trout Pond in Richmond, and Shippee Sawmill Pond in Foster will be receiving treatments to control infestations of invasive aquatic weeds including...
