Press & News
ecoRI News — As Beach Days Come, So Does the Annual Ocean State Battle: Access and Parking
By Rob Smith — With summer approaching, the state’s activists are gearing up for battle over that most Rhode Island of issues: beach parking.
Boston Globe — Property owners won’t take changes to R.I. shore lying down
By Brian Amaral — Shoreline access group is already planning its fight against upcoming legislative proposal
ecoRI News — Shoreline Access Study Commission Agrees on Public’s Right to Pass
By Rob Smith — Next step: Panel will send a final report to the General Assembly with its recommendations
Projo — How much of RI’s shoreline is the public entitled to? Commission seeks clarity
By Antonia Noori Farzan — Three summers ago, Scott Keeley set out to make a point about his constitutional right to the shoreline, and collect some seaweed for his garden while he was at it.
The Independent — Fight over coastal access continues as activists stage protest
By Bill Seymour — The challenge to private beach owners wanting to stop public access to their land is far from over, says Scott Keeley, who organized a protest drawing more than 200 supporters to step over the Charlestown-South Kingstown line into the sand of exclusive beaches.
The Independent — Coastal debate comes down to boundaries, or lack thereof
By Bill Seymour — Exactly defining public access along beaches — and other areas around Rhode Island’s coast — is a complex undertaking requiring some serious study