Water Level in Pond Will be Substantially Lowered during Repairs PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management has approved a plan submitted by the Town of Smithfield to make repairs to Georgiaville Pond Dam. The work includes repair of the dam's two spillways and the low level outlets.

First Reported Case of EEE in a Horse from Rhode Island PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management announces that test results from the remaining 123 mosquito pools, or samples, from 35 traps set statewide during the week of September 9 are negative for both West Nile Virus and...

DEM's Environmental Police Unit is the Fourth Agency in the Country to Receive This Prestigious Distinction PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management's Division of Law Enforcement has been accredited by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA). The...

PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management and the Department of Health (HEALTH) are advising residents of North Smithfield to avoid contact with a stray orange cat. The cat was in quarantine under observation for rabies, as it had sustained a wound of unknown origin, possibly from a...

Warm Evenings, If and as They Occur, Will Continue to be of Concern for Mosquito Biting Activity until the First Hard Frost PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) announce that test results from three mosquito pools, or...

PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) announce that test results from one mosquito pool, or sample, from a trap set on September 9 in Exeter has been confirmed positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). It is the...

Unusually Warm Temperatures Today and Tomorrow will bring Increased Mosquito Biting Activity PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) announce that test results from one mosquito pool, or sample, from a trap set on...

PROVIDENCE - The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) announce that test results from two mosquito pools, or samples, from traps set on September 3 in Tiverton and Westerly have been confirmed positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).

PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management announces that test results from the remaining 142 mosquito pools, or samples, from 33 traps set statewide during the week of August 26 are negative for both West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis. The testing results were...

PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management announces that the closure and cleanup of the site of the former Trans-Load America (TLA)/Pond View recycling facility in East Providence has been completed. Over the course of the past four months, 12,524 tons of material has been...