News Releases

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

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 – U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK) and Jack Reed (D-RI) sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Ambassador Robert Lightizer, U.S. Trade Representative yesterday encouraging the Administration to reach a new Softwood... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to strengthen public transportation and reduce pollution, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) today announced a new $1.5 million federal grant to help the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) purchase new... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With just hours to go before a July 31st deadline that would have pulled the plug on flood insurance during the height of the Atlantic hurricane season, the U.S. Senate today voted 86-12 to renew the National Flood Insurance... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – With the Atlantic hurricane season approaching, U.S. Senator Jack Reed says now is not the time to let the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) expire.  He is urging Congress to take swift action to extend the program... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators from New England in introducing a resolution to designate Tuesday, September 25 as “National Lobster Day” in honor of lobsters’ economic,... Read More

BRISTOL, RI – After President Trump’s budget sought to sink a beach water testing program that helps Rhode Island monitor coastal waters throughout the summer to keep beachgoers safe, U.S. Senator Jack Reed helped lead the effort in... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator  Scott Pruitt offered his resignation to President Trump, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: “Scott Pruitt should have been fired... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After the Trump Administration sought to suppress publication of a federal health study on a major water-contamination crisis, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is leading a bipartisan effort to publicly release the study’s... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, after President Trump tweeted that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt is doing a “great job,” U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) issued the following statement calling for... Read More

PROVIDENCE, RI – U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD), is opposing the Trump Administration’s plan to weaken fuel efficiency targets for cars... Read More

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

WASHINGTON, DC - A group of U.S. Senators representing coastal states is telling the Trump Administration that they don’t want oil and gas drilling off their coasts, and are demanding the same respect for their states that was recently... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – After the Trump Administration announced a plan to vastly expand offshore drilling and repeal critical safety regulations, U.S. Senator Jack Reed issued the following statement: “The Trump Administration’s offshore... Read More