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Current News
- revised 5/17/13
May 2013
DEM Congratulates Statewide Wastewater Professionals for Award-winning Performance
DEM Director Janet Coit to Highlight Department's Efforts to Improve Customer Service Through Regulatory Reform at Business Forum Hosted by RIPEC on Thursday, May 16
East Bay Shellfishermen to Conduct a Voluntary Quahog Transplant in Bristol Harbor on Tuesday, May 21
Westerly to Apply Mosquito Larvicide to Swamp Areas on Thursday, May 16 in Yearly Routine
DEM to Conduct Lifeguard Certification Testing May 22 and 23
Rhode Islanders Invited to Discover State Parks and Compete for Prizes at the 6
th
Annual Great Outdoors Pursuit
DEM Announces Plan for Closure of TLA/Pond View Recycling Facility in East Providence
DEM Announces Weekend Opening of Select State Beaches Beginning on Saturday, May 11
Governor Chafee, DEM Director Coit to Take Part in Public Forum on Rocky Point Tuesday, May 7 at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet
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 Announces New Saltwater Recreational Fishing Regulations for the 2013 Season
April 2013
DEM Announces Free Freshwater Fishing Days May 4 & May 5
Governor Lincoln Chafee, DEM and RIDOT Announce $1.52 Million in Recreational Trail Grants
Governor Chafee, DEM Director Coit, RINLA Executive Director Shannon Brawley, Farmers and Legislators Celebrate Rhode Island Agriculture Day in State House Festivities Today
Governor Chafee, DEM Director Coit, RIDOT Director Lewis to Announce Award of $1.52 Million in Recreational Trail Grants
Celebrate Earth Day 2013!
DEM Advises Anglers, Particularly Those Fishing from Boats, to Exercise Caution on Opening Day of Fresh Water Fishing Season
DEM, Farmers and Legislators to Celebrate Rhode Island Agriculture Day in State House Festivities on Thursday, April 25
DEM to Co-Host RI Farmers' Market Conference on April 16
DEM Stocks 80,000 Trout in Advance of April 13
th
Opening of Freshwater Fishing Season
DEM Urges the Public to Exercise Caution When Disposing of Ashes
March 2013
State Completes Purchase of Iconic Rocky Point Property in Warwick for Development of a Coastal State Park
DEM Set to Close on Purchase of Iconic Rocky Point Property on Thursday, March 28 at Warwick City Hall
DEM Reaches Settlement on Natural Resource Damages at Davis Liquid Waste Superfund Site in Smithfield
DEM to Hold Public Workshops on April 2
nd
and 3
rd
at 6 PM on Proposed Freshwater Fishing, Hunting and Falconry Regulations
DEM Releases New Policy Document on Marine Fisheries Management in Rhode Island
"
Transferring the Farm
" Workshop Hosted by DEM, URI Rescheduled to March 25
th
DEM Awarded $2.9 Million Federal Grant for Infrastructure Improvements at the Port of Galilee
February 2013
DEM Announces Emergency Shellfishing Closure Beginning at Sunrise Tomorrow (2/26/13) in the Conimicut Triangle and Area A in Upper Narragansett Bay
DEM Reminds Commercial Fishing License Holders of February 28
th
Renewal Deadline
DEM, URI Announce March 7
th
"Transferring the Farm" Workshop
DEM Announces That US District Court Has Approved the State's Offer to Purchase Rocky Point Property in Warwick
DEM Announces Availability of Farm Viability Grant Funds to Enhance and Promote Rhode Island Specialty Crops
DEM Invites Rhode Islanders to Try Winter Recreational Activities in State Parks During February School Vacation
January 2013
DEM Director Janet Coit to Address Save the Lakes Members at February 5
th
Meeting
DEM Accepting Applications for 2013 Seasonal Jobs
DEM Agriculture Chief Ken Ayars Receives Merit Award from RI Nursery and Landscape Association
DEM Director Janet Coit Receives 'Boater of the Year' Award from RI Marine Trades Association
DEM Director Janet Coit to Receive 'Boater of the Year' Award from RI Marine Trades Association This Friday at Providence Boat Show Opening Event
DEM, Health Caution North Kingstown Residents About Raccoon Bite Incident
DEM Initiates Lean Government Training in Effort to Improve Customer Satisfaction in Select Regulatory Programs
DEM Announces Appointment of Terrence Gray, P.E. as Associate Director for Environmental Protection
DEM Says Conditions at Pulaski State Park in Glocester Excellent for Cross-Country Skiing
December 2012
DEM Preserves Property Along Pawcatuck River in Westerly
DEM Announces Preservation of Pezza Farm in Johnston
DEM Seeking Proposals to Farm Parcels of State-Owned Land
DEM, RI Party and Charter Boat Association, and Narragansett Parks and Recreation Department Join Forces in Collaborative Scientific/Public Outreach Effort
City, DEM Employees to be Honored for Work on Rocky Point, Warwick Station Development District
DEM Offers Guidance for Repair of Damaged Septic Systems Due to Hurricane Sandy
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