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Current News- revised 5/14/12

May 2012

DEM Issues Notices of Violation to Rhode Island Recycled Metals, LLC, ACR Realty, LLC and SMM New England Corporation

Rhode Islanders Invited to Discover State Parks and Compete for Prizes at the Fifth Annual Great Outdoors Pursuit

DEM Announces Weekend Opening of Select State Beaches Beginning on Saturday, May 12

DEM Director Janet Coit Accepts Tourism Special Recognition Award at Annual Tourism/Hospitality Industry Event

DEM Environmental Police Officers Complete Rigorous Maritime Security Training Program

DEM Still Recruiting Certified Lifeguards for State Beaches in Southern Rhode Island

DEM Announces Opening of Four Weekly Farmers' Markets at State Parks This Week; Other Markets Operated by DEM Slated to Open In Mid-July

DEM Releases New Watershed Plans, Seeks Public Input

DEM Announces Free Freshwater Fishing Days May 5 & May 6

State 2012 Air Quality Alert Program Enters Busy Season

Westerly to Apply Mosquito Larvicide to Swamp Areas on Friday, May 4 in Yearly Routine

April 2012

State Arbor Day Program Held Today at Squantum Woods Park in East Providence (April 27)

DEM Director Coit, Farmers and Legislators to Celebrate Rhode Island Agriculture Day in State House Festivities Today (April 26)

Rules & Regulations Governing the Importation of Animals

DEM to Hold State Arbor Day Ceremony on Friday, April 27

DEM Director Coit, Farmers and Legislators to Celebrate Rhode Island Agriculture Day in State House Festivities on Thursday, April 26

Celebrate Earth Day 2012 this Weekend!

DEM Announces Quahog Transplants to Be Conducted in May

DEM to Offer "Women's Day at the Range" on May 19

$30,000 In Matching Grants for Sustainable Community Tree Programs Available Through DEM

DEM Seeks Public Comment on Draft Pesticide General Permit

DEM Announces That Commerical Striped Bass Tags and Fishing Landing Permits Now Available in the Port of Galilee

DEM Announces 2012 Recreational Saltwater Fishing Regulations

DEM Cautions Anglers About Cold Water Danger and Urges Them to Put Safety First on Opening Day of Freshwater Fishing Season

Governor Chafee, DEM Announce $4.2 Million in Recreational Development Grants to 23 Rhode Island Communities

March 2012

DEM Awards Certification to Five Rhode Island Golf Courses for Their Commitment to Sustainable Environmental Practices

DEM Warns Public of Increased Fire Danger

DEM Begins Stocking 80,000 Trout in Advance of April 14th Opening of Freshwater Fishing Season

DEM Announces Extension of Comment Period Regarding Water Quality Regulations

DEM to Hold Public Workshops on March 27 and 29 on Proposed Hunting and Freshwater Fishing Regulations

February 2012

DEM Releases Report on RI Freshwater Lakes and Ponds

DEM Announces Preservation of 84.5-Acre Parcel Bordering Arcadia Management Area

DEM Announces Emergency Shellfishing Closure at Noon Today in the Conimicut Triangle and Area A in Upper Narragansett Bay Due to Sewage Overflow From NBC Sewer System

DEM Revises Regulations So That Felt-Soled Foot Gear Is Prohibited Only in State Freshwaters

RI State Veterinarian, DEM Law Enforcement Investigates Ryan's Hope Rescue, an Unlicensed Animal Shelter

DEM Seeks Bids to Construct and Operate a Parking Garage Facility and Public Restroom in Port of Galilee

Rhode Islanders Invited to Try Winter Recreational Activities in State Parks During February School Vacation Week

DEM Issues Notice of Violation to RI Resource Recovery Corporation and Broadrock Gas Services LLC

January 2012

DEM, HEALTH Respond to Mercury Spill at St. Andrew's School

DEM Announces Preservation of 18-Acre Clifford Farm in North Smithfield

DEM Announces That Food and Beverage Service at Blackstone River State Park Visitor Center is Temporarily Unavailable

DEM Files Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief Against TLA Pond View Recycling Facility in East Providence

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