News Releases

PROVIDENCE, RI – Rhode Island’s federal delegation today announced more than $1.8 million in grant funding for oceans research and coastal data archives at the University of Rhode Island (URI). “A thorough understanding of our... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, the full U.S. Senate approved the fiscal year 2017 Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill on a vote of 90 to 8.  The $37.5 billion measure will fund U.S. Department of Energy programs and critical... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect the public by preventing dam failures and improving dam safety in communities across the country, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) are introducing the High Hazard Potential... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Democrats, led by U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), today introduced the Testing, Removal and Updated Evaluations of Lead Everywhere in America for Dramatic Enhancements that Restore Safety to Homes, Infrastructure and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of oral arguments scheduled for June over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Clean Power Plan, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined over 200 current and former members of Congress in filing an... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senator Jack Reed today announced that Rhode Island will receive a $497,265 State Wildlife Grant (SWG) to protect and preserve the state’s wildlife and habitats. “Rhode Island’s natural resources and... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to protect investors and improve corporate disclosure of material risks from climate change, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today introduced legislation to modernize the Securities and Exchange Commission’s... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI -- In an effort to ensure that tap water in Rhode Island remains clean and safe to drink, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today met with local, state, and federal officials at the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank to ensure water problems like... 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 Congress approved the $1.15 trillion Fiscal Year 2016 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations bill, also known as the omnibus, that included many important provisions for Rhode Island families. U.S. Senator... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Late last night the Senate unanimously passed critical legislation to update safety standards for tens of thousands of chemicals that are currently unregulated. U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a cosponsor of the Frank R. Lautenberg... 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 - U.S. Senator Jack Reed and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management today held a special ceremony to mark construction on a new “green” beach pavilion at Lincoln Woods State Park.  Lincoln Woods,... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement on the announced international agreement to address climate change reached today in Paris: "This is a historic international agreement to responsibly reduce pollution and... Read More

New K-12 education law empowers states and schools & includes ‘No Child Left Inside’ provision to strengthen environmental education and outdoor learning WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congress passed a new K-12 education law that... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After reversing proposed cuts to clean water infrastructure programs, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen Jim Langevin and David Cicilline announced $18.2 million in federal funding for water... 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 – U.S. Senator Jack Reed, who has repeatedly voted against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, today issued the following statement after the Obama Administration announced a decision to reject the proposed pipeline... 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