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Attorney General Jackley Announces South Dakota to Receive $10.1 Million As Part of $7.4 Billion Settlement with Purdue Pharma

Attorney General Jackley Announces South Dakota to Receive $10.1 Million As Part of $7.4 Billion Settlement with Purdue Pharma

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, June 16, 2025 Contact: Tony Mangan, Communications Director, 605-773-6878 PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that South Dakota is expected to receive an estimated $10.1 million as...

Notice Issued for South Shore Mental Health Center, Inc. Customers

Notice Issued for South Shore Mental Health Center, Inc. Customers

RHODE ISLAND, June 12 - South Shore Mental Health Center, Inc (Public Water System ID # RI2980141) at 4705A Old Post Road in Charlestown is required to issue a boil water notice to its customers because E. coli bacteria was found in the well that...

RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Almy Pond

RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Almy Pond

Published on Tuesday, July 08, 2025 The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Almy Pond in Newport due to harmful algae blooms (HABs). All...

Attorney General Ford Joins Multistate Fight to Protect Youth from Conversion ‘Therapy’

Attorney General Ford Joins Multistate Fight to Protect Youth from Conversion ‘Therapy’

Carson City, NV — Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. announced that, yesterday, he joined a multistate coalition in an amicus brief defending a Michigan law that prohibits licensed health professionals from practicing conversion “therapy” on minors....

Aquatic Weed Treatment Scheduled for Meshanticut Lake

Aquatic Weed Treatment Scheduled for Meshanticut Lake

Published on Monday, July 07, 2025 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that Meshanticut Lake in Meshanticut State Park, Cranston will receive treatment to control infestations of invasive...

Attorney General Bonta Blasts U.S. EPA for Illegally Terminating Environmental Justice Grants

Attorney General Bonta Blasts U.S. EPA for Illegally Terminating Environmental Justice Grants

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general in submitting an amicus brief supporting Earthjustice, Public Rights Project, and Southern Environmental Law Center in their class action...

Attorney General James Takes Action to Block Unlawful Termination of Environmental Justice Grant Program

Attorney General James Takes Action to Block Unlawful Termination of Environmental Justice Grant Program

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James co-led a coalition of 19 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for unlawfully terminating the Environmental...

RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with a Section of Wenscott Reservoir

RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with a Section of Wenscott Reservoir

RHODE ISLAND, July 3 - The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with a section of Wenscott Reservoir in North Providence (western basin, south...

Kraft Heinz Food Company Recalls Fully Cooked Turkey Bacon

Kraft Heinz Food Company Recalls Fully Cooked Turkey Bacon

RHODE ISLAND, July 3 - The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Kraft Heinz Food Company is recalling more than 350,000 pounds of fully cooked turkey bacon products that may be contaminated with Listeria...

RIDOH Recommends Closing the Swimming Area at George Washington Campground

RIDOH Recommends Closing the Swimming Area at George Washington Campground

RHODE ISLAND, July 3 - The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing the swimming area at George Washington Campground in Chepachet due to high bacteria counts. RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality...

RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with a Section of Wenscott Reservoir

RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with a Section of Wenscott Reservoir

Published on Thursday, July 03, 2025 The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with a section of Wenscott Reservoir in North Providence (western...

RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with a Section of Wenscott Reservoir

RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with a Section of Wenscott Reservoir

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with a section of Wenscott Reservoir in North Providence (western basin, south of Douglas Avenue) due...

RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with a Section of Wenscott Reservoir

RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with a Section of Wenscott Reservoir

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with a section of Wenscott Reservoir in North Providence (western basin, south of Douglas Avenue) due...

RIDOH Recommends Reopening the Swimming Area at Colaluca Family Campground

RIDOH Recommends Reopening the Swimming Area at Colaluca Family Campground

RHODE ISLAND, July 1 - The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends reopening the swimming area at the Colaluca Family Campground in Foster for swimming because bacteria counts have returned to safe levels. RIDOH will continue to...

Kraft Heinz Food Company Recalls Fully Cooked Turkey Bacon

Kraft Heinz Food Company Recalls Fully Cooked Turkey Bacon

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Kraft Heinz Food Company is recalling more than 350,000 pounds of fully cooked turkey bacon products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). The company is...

Kraft Heinz Food Company Recalls Fully Cooked Turkey Bacon

Kraft Heinz Food Company Recalls Fully Cooked Turkey Bacon

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Kraft Heinz Food Company is recalling more than 350,000 pounds of fully cooked turkey bacon products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm). The company is...

RIDOH Recommends Closing the Swimming Area at George Washington Campground

RIDOH Recommends Closing the Swimming Area at George Washington Campground

Published on Thursday, July 03, 2025 The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing the swimming area at George Washington Campground in Chepachet due to high bacteria counts. RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water...

RIDOH Recommends Closing the Swimming Area at George Washington Campground

RIDOH Recommends Closing the Swimming Area at George Washington Campground

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing the swimming area at George Washington Campground in Chepachet due to high bacteria counts. RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality through Labor Day. The...

Attorney General Bonta Secures Preliminary Injunction Blocking Unlawful Dismantling of HHS

Attorney General Bonta Secures Preliminary Injunction Blocking Unlawful Dismantling of HHS

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island granted a preliminary injunction in California’s lawsuit challenging the unlawful mass firing of employees and...

RIDOH Recommends Reopening the Swimming Area at Colaluca Family Campground

RIDOH Recommends Reopening the Swimming Area at Colaluca Family Campground

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends reopening the swimming area at the Colaluca Family Campground in Foster for swimming because bacteria counts have returned to safe levels. RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach...

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