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RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Flat River Reservoir (Johnson’s Pond)
Published on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are recommending people avoid contact with Flat River Reservoir, also known as Johnson’s Pond,...
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DEM to Conduct Brush Clearing Project at Big River Management Area to Reduce Wildfire Risk
Published on Wednesday, September 24, 2025 PROVIDENCE, RI – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) will soon begin a forest health project to reduce the risk of uncontrolled wildfires within an 8,300-acre parcel of the Big...
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RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Olney Pond; Advisory for Waterman Reservoir Extended
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are recommending people avoid contact with Olney Pond in Lincoln and are extending the advisory to the full waterbody at Waterman Reservoir...
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RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Olney Pond; Advisory for Waterman Reservoir Extended
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are recommending people avoid contact with Olney Pond in Lincoln and are extending the advisory to the full waterbody at Waterman Reservoir...
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RIDOH and DEM Recommend Avoiding Contact with Olney Pond; Advisory for Waterman Reservoir Extended
Published on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are recommending people avoid contact with Olney Pond in Lincoln and are extending the advisory to...
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Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Celebrates Key Victory in Multi-State Lawsuit on Victims of Crime Act Grants
MAINE, October 6 - Back to current news. October 6, 2025 Attorney Generals Office FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Danna Hayes Danna.hayes@maine.gov Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Celebrates Key Victory in Multi-State Lawsuit on Victims of Crime Act...
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Dr. Larkin Statement on Acetaminophen and Autism
The following can be attributed to Jerry Larkin, MD, the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health: "The assertion that autism is caused by the use of acetaminophen, or Tylenol, during pregnancy is not backed by the full body of scientific...
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Dr. Larkin Statement on Acetaminophen and Autism
The following can be attributed to Jerry Larkin, MD, the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health: "The assertion that autism is caused by the use of acetaminophen, or Tylenol, during pregnancy is not backed by the full body of scientific...
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State's Arts Agency awards nearly $945,000 to 160 area arts and culture entities
Providence, RI – From Westerly to Woonsocket and points in between, the R.I. State Council on the Arts (RISCA) has approved 160 recommended grants totaling more than $944,604 to be awarded to arts and culture organizations, individual artists,...
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Attorneys General Tong Files Second Lawsuit Against DOJ to Protect Services for Crime Survivors
Press Releases 10/03/2025 Attorneys General Tong Files Second Lawsuit Against DOJ to Protect Services for Crime Survivors (Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a second...
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Attorney General Dan Rayfield Announces Key Victory in Multi-State Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Imposition of Illegal Immigration Enforcement Conditions on Victims of Crime Act Grants
Attorney General Dan Rayfield, and a coalition of 19 other attorneys general, announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has backed down from its attempt to impose illegal conditions on nearly $1.4 billion in Victims of Crimes Act...
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Attorney General Bonta Celebrates Key Victory in Lawsuit Challenging Illegal Conditioning of Victims of Crime Act Grant Funding
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that following a multistate lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Trump Administration has now dropped its plan to impose illegal conditions on over $1.3 billion...
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Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Sues DOJ to Protect Services for Crime Survivors
MAINE, October 1 - Back to current news. October 1, 2025 Attorney Generals Office FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Danna Hayes Danna.hayes@maine.gov Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Sues DOJ to Protect Services for Crime Survivors AUGUSTA – Maine...
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Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Sues DOJ to Protect Services for Crime Survivors
MAINE, October 1 - Back to current news. October 1, 2025 Attorney Generals Office FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Danna Hayes Danna.hayes@maine.gov Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Sues DOJ to Protect Services for Crime Survivors AUGUSTA – Maine...
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Attorney General Dan Rayfield Sues U.S. Department of Justice to Protect Services for Crime Survivors
Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 19 other attorneys general filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to block new restrictions on federal funding that supports survivors of domestic violence and other violent crimes. The...
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Combatting the EPA’s Ongoing Assault on Climate Science: Attorney General Bonta Slams EPA’s Proposed Rescission of Endangerment Finding
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Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice
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September 22, 2025
Through multiple actions, Attorney General Bonta and multistate partners, stand up for climate science, oppose EPA’s proposal to repeal all the federal motor vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards that protect the health and safety of Americans...
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Attorney General Tong Leads States, Counties, and Cities in Fighting Rescission of EPA's Landmark 2009 Endangerment Funding
Press Releases 09/22/2025 Attorney General Tong Leads States, Counties, and Cities in Fighting Rescission of EPA's Landmark 2009 Endangerment Funding Connecticut Defends Climate Science and Fights EPA’s Proposal to Roll Back Federal Motor Vehicle...
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Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration Over Illegal New Retroactive Condition on Public Safety and Victim Services Funding
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a multistate coalition, filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Justice’s (U.S. DOJ) new condition prohibiting recipients of various public safety and victim services...
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Whitehouse, Cassidy Introduce Resolution Designating September 20–27 National Estuaries Week
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate September 20 through September 27, 2025, as National...
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Washington among states suing DOJ to protect services for crime survivors
Washington and 19 other states are suing the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to block new restrictions on federal funding that supports survivors of domestic violence and other violent crimes, jeopardizing potentially hundreds of thousands of...
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