News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after the U.S. Senate voted to ratify a major climate treaty, passing the Kigali Amendment to add hydrofluorocarbons to the Montreal Protocol, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), who voted in favor of the measure, issued the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – The wheels of progress are starting to turn and bike path improvements that have been in the works for years can now move ahead thanks to new federal funding secured by U.S. Senator Jack Reed. Today, Senator Reed joined... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – What started nearly a decade ago when U.S. Senator Jack Reed secured a $2 million appropriation to launch the Southeast New England Program (SNEP) for Coastal Watershed Restoration program in Fiscal Year 2014 has grown into a clean... Read More

Funding for 11 projects ranging from concept and engineering designs for watershed, green infrastructure improvements to creating open spacesPROVIDENCE, R.I., May 4, 2022 – The Narragansett Bay Estuary Program (NBEP), hosted at Roger Williams... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- In an effort to support the state’s conservation priorities for fish and wildlife species, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island will receive a $561,784 State Wildlife Grant (SWG) from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife... Read More

RHODE ISLAND-- In an effort to help local schools cut fuel and maintenance costs, reduce emissions, and lower engine noise, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline today announced that First... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to effectively combat the risk of climate change on financial institutions and strengthen the U.S. economy, a group of 11 U.S. Senators led by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) sent a letter to the Federal Reserve, the Federal... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to make more homes energy efficient and help residents save on their utility bills, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the Green Retrofits Act of 2021 to boost energy efficiency in... Read More

Sen. Reed, a top appropriator on subcommittee that oversees NOAA spending, wants researchers to examine unexplained increase of jellyfish presence in South County salt pondsWASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect the health and safety of beachgoers... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) teamed up with Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) to introduce the Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act to permanently ban offshore oil and gas drilling in... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to help create jobs and improve Rhode Island’s water quality, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse secured nearly $22 million in the fiscal year 2021 Consolidated Appropriations law to upgrade the state’s water... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) announced that the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is awarding the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) two grants totaling $8,248,826... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Rhode Island’s research ship has come in, again.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is adding a new state-of-the-art research vessel, Discoverer, to its fleet and will homeport the vessel in Rhode Island upon... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President-elect Joe Biden named several key members of his incoming environment, energy, and conservation team, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior & Environment,... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement after President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team announced several key national security picks, including his intention to nominate Alejandro Mayorkas to be... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee who helped make $5 billion in federal financing available this year for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA), which is administered... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After thoroughly reviewing Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s record, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today discussed his decision to vote against the nomination of Judge Coney Barrett for the United States Supreme Court.Over the weekend, the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – In an effort to promote both economic recovery and environmental restoration in Rhode Island, U.S. Senator Jack Reed helped deliver $1.7 million in federal assistance for Ocean State oyster growers and expand federal aid to... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to boost water infrastructure projects and provide clean, safe drinking water for all Rhode Islanders, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced $21,789,000 in Congressionally-appropriated State Revolving Funds (SRFs)... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – On a vote of 73-25, the full U.S. Senate passed the Great American Outdoors Act yesterday, fully funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at $900 million annually and helping to address the maintenance backlog on... Read More