PROVIDENCE – Safe boating patrols will be stepped up on June 27 to June 29 in a joint operation conducted by the Department of Environmental Management's Division of Law Enforcement. The effort is part of Operation Dry Water, a coordinated national weekend of Boating Under the Influence (BUI)...
PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management wants residents to be on the look-out for Asian Longhorned Beetles (ALB) in Rhode Island, but also to be aware of the White Spotted Pine Sawyer (WSPS). The WSPS is a native beetle in Rhode Island, commonly mistaken for ALB. The size, shape...
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management has received $250,000 through an agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to assess, remove and dispose of disaster debris located in and around Narragansett Bay as a result of Superstorm Sandy.
On October...
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management has news for park goers, nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts: the free Rhode Island State Parks and Recreation Pocket Ranger® App for iPhone and Android devices has just gotten a complete overhaul, and Amazon Kindle Fire has been added to...
The Department of Environmental Management is asking Rhode Islanders to assist its Division of Fish and Wildlife's wild turkey project by reporting any sightings of wild turkey hens with (or without) broods of young turkeys (poults). DEM biologists need the information to evaluate this year's...
Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Establish Joint Permits to be Held on June 23
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management has developed a new, streamlined application and permit for single family residential lots that need both a wastewater and a freshwater wetlands permit,...
Local Team's Skills and Training for Wastewater-collections Proficiency Contest Beats Out Other Teams from New England
PROVIDENCE — Five Rhode Island wastewater treatment professionals won first place yesterday in a prestigious contest of wits, strength, speed, and endurance designed to test...
PaintCare's program makes paint recycling more convenient
PROVIDENCE, RI. – (June 2, 2014) – Paint recycling just got easier in the Ocean State. PaintCare, a Washington, DC-based product stewardship organization for the paint industry, and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental...
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management announces that its seasonal 24-hour Bay Line telephone information line is now open. The Bay Line number, 222-8888, is toll-free within the state.
Bay Line provides Rhode Islanders with a central telephone number to leave a recorded...
PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management announces just one change in classification of the state's shellfish waters. Effective at sunset on Friday, May 23, Nag's Pond located on the east side of Prudence Island will change from approved to prohibited status as a result of elevated...
