News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – A key environmental program that President Trump repeatedly tried to zero out in the budget took an important step forward this week toward becoming permanently authorized and funded. In an effort allocate more federal funds to... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – As Americans battle a potentially fatal novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that attacks people’s respiratory system, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse have urged the Trump Administration to cut down on air... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help Rhode Islanders improve energy efficiency and save money on their utility bills, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today delivered $1,539,247 in federal funding for Rhode Island’s Weatherization Assistance... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the U.S. Senate voted 81-8 to confirm Rhode Island native Peter T. Gaynor to be the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).  Before taking over as FEMA Deputy Administrator in 2018 and... Read More

PASCOAG, RI – In an effort to ensure access to clean water for residents of Pascoag, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined officials from the Pascoag Utility District (PUD), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and fellow members of the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to strengthen local conservation and recreation efforts, Rhode Island’s Congressional delegation today announced that Providence’s riverfront is getting a $375,000 infusion of federal funding for a... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, after the Trump White House announced it has officially filed paperwork to begin the yearlong process of withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate accord, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: "This is... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC –  In recognition of the economic, cultural, and historic importance of the lobster industry to Rhode Island and other coastal states, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today joined Americans in celebrating National Lobster Day... Read More

WARWICK, RI – Parks, trails, and wildlife refuges across the Ocean State are in line for new upgrades and improvements thanks to an infusion of federal dollars from a land and water conservation fund. Today, at Goddard Memorial State Park, U.S.... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Rhode Island’s mill dams helped shape the Industrial Revolution, but today the state’s aging dams present a growing risk.  Now, thanks to U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s High Hazard Potential Small Dam Safety... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Marco Rubio (R-FL) and others in introducing the National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2019.  The... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to help Ocean State scientists, researchers, and engineers develop new, ocean-based technology, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is teaming up with several colleagues on legislation to increase domestic production of... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Trump signed into law a bipartisan public lands package to protect more than 1.3 million acres, 2,600 miles of new national trails, and 367 miles of new scenic rivers, including U.S Senator Jack Reed’s (D-RI)... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC— In response to reports that the Trump White House intends to create a fake-science working group to challenge the scientific consensus on climate change, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Committee on Environment... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In an effort to protect public health and provide Rhode Island access to federal resources to clean up contamination, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined Senators Tom Carper (D-DE), the top Democrat on the Environment and Public... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Senate today voted 92-8 to approve a bipartisan public lands package that includes U.S. Senator Jack Reed’s language to designate river segments within the Wood-Pawcatuck watershed as part of the National Wild... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC - After the Trump Administration signaled it will fail to impose enforceable federal drinking water limits on two toxic chemicals linked to cancer and other health and environmental threats, a bipartisan group of 20 U.S. Senators,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the Trump Administration transmitted a required climate change risk assessment report to Congress that was supposed to be comprehensive and include a top 10 list of the most vulnerable installations from... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – As more communities seek to harness the benefits of wind energy, and as wind turbine blades become bigger and more expensive, one Rhode Island company that is leading research into new technological advancements to improve... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, on the 50th anniversary of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act - created by Congress to preserve rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values in a free-flowing condition for the enjoyment of present and... Read More