News Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed 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 $10,737,672 through the... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- In an effort to give Rhode Island fishermen a voice and voting representation on the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC), which manages some of the most important fish stocks for the state’s commercial fishing industry,... 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

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 -- In an effort to give Rhode Island fisherman a voice and voting representation on the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC), which manages some of the most important fish stocks for the state's commercial fishing... 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

NARRAGANSETT, RI – Rhode Island fishermen who’ve been negatively impacted by President Trump’s trade wars should soon begin to see some much needed financial relief from the federal government. U.S. Senator Jack Reed says that... 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

WASHINGTON, DC – In recognition of the economic, cultural, and historic importance of the lobster industry to Rhode Island and other coastal states, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved a resolution late last night designating Tuesday,... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI - The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold an open house meeting in Providence on Thursday, January 25, regarding the Trump Administration’s plans to sell oil and gas drilling rights off the New England... Read More

NEWPORT, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Newport Shipyard has won a $744,990 federal grant to make capital improvements that will help create jobs, increase economic activity, and improve their building, service, and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC -- In a victory for the Ocean State, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that effective April 12, 2016, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) fisheries research vessel Henry B. Bigelow will be permanently... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island is receiving $7,739,248 this year to fund fish and wildlife conservation and recreation projects and preserve open spaces.  Senator Reed says the U.S. Fish and... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse together with Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline and Governor Gina M. Raimondo and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced a new... Read More

PAWTUCKET, RI – The National Park Service (NPS) is commemorating its 100th anniversary this year, and to celebrate, entrance fees will be waived at all national parks on 16 special days in 2016.  The first fee-free day is this coming... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House and Senate Appropriations committees filed a $1.15 trillion fiscal year 2016 omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government through September 30, 2016. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Ranking Member of the... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Rhode Island congressional delegation announced $227,850 in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) funding for a team based at the University of Rhode Island (URI) to research the effects of climate... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today in East Providence, the Rhode Island congressional delegation and a representative from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) joined Middletown-based nonprofit Clean The Bay (dba Clean Bays) as... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to ensure Rhode Islanders have access to clean drinking water and to protect rivers, streams, ponds, and wetlands throughout the state and nationwide, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today voted against Republican attempts... Read More