PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management announces that test results from all 123 mosquito pools, or samples, from 21 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 RI Department...

Work is First Step in the Development of a New Coastal State Park at Rocky Point PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management announces that demolition and site restoration work begins at Rocky Point this week. This work is the first step in the creation of a new coastal state park...

PROVIDENCE - Based on the results of shellfish samples collected on Monday in the Kickemuit River, the Department of Environmental Management announces that the prohibition on shellfish harvesting in the Kickemuit River enacted on June 26 remains in effect. A sewage overflow from the Town of...

DEM Seeks to Recover the Stolen Bows for its Hunter Education Program PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management's Division of Law Enforcement is advising anyone that may have purchased a bow on Craigslist this month that they may have unknowingly purchased stolen property. ...

PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management announces that test results from all 104 mosquito pools, or samples, from 21 traps set statewide during the week of June 16 are negative for both West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Test results are pending at the RI Department...

PROVIDENCE- The Department of Environmental Management has enacted a shellfish closure in the Kickemuit River as a result of a sewage overflow from the Town of Bristol's Kickemuit River pump station located on Kickemuit Avenue. The discharge was caused by a crack in the force main valve at the...

PROVIDENCE – Department of Environmental Management Director Janet Coit, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy today joined Governor Lincoln Chafee, members of Rhode Island's Congressional Delegation, federal officials and others at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the reconstructed Galilee...

Reconstruction Project Provides Improved Access for Boaters and Anglers with Disabilities PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, will host a grand opening event for the Galilee Boat Ramp Improvement Project at 3 p.m. Friday, June 27.

Applications Accepted Through July 1 PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management announces that applications are now being accepted from harbormasters and other public entities for funding to cover the costs of removing, disposing and/or selling derelict and abandoned vessels and...

PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management announces test results from the first mosquitoes trapped this season. All of the 104 mosquito pools collected by DEM staff from 15 traps set statewide on June 9 have been confirmed negative for both West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine...