Press & News
ecoRI News — Long-Serving Member Resigns from R.I.’s Coastal Agency
By Frank Carini — For years the board that oversees the Ocean State’s coastal regulations has been operating with vacancies, and last month it lost a long-serving member.
Projo — Opinion/Stone: R.I. Supreme Court decision shows why CRMC needs reform
By Jonathan Stone OPINION — The R.I. Supreme Court’s rejection of the “settlement” between Champlin’s Marina and the Coastal Resources Management Council should serve as a wake-up call to all Rhode Islanders. The decision makes it clear that the agency’s structure is fundamentally flawed and in need of immediate correction by the governor and General Assembly. Rhode Island’s coastal environment and Rhode Islanders themselves deserve nothing less.
ecoRI News — Expired Terms and Illegal Appointments Cast Doubt Over Rhode Island's Powerful Coastal Council
By Frank Carini — All seven appointed members to the currently shorthanded Coastal Resources Management Council board have expired terms…