The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued an alert that about 5,000 gallons of untreated sewage were ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced Tuesday that several shellfish harvesting areas in Narragansett Bay have been closed due to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced it will preemptively close 700 acres of shellfishing grounds off ...

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WPRI) — Shellfish grounds at the North End of Prudence Island, including Potter’s Cove, will be closed from sunrise on Saturday, July 27 until sunrise on Saturday, Aug. 3. The Rhode ...

Upper Narragansett Bay has been closed to shellfishing after partially treated wastewater was discharged into the Providence River, the state Department of Environmental Management announced Thursday.