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ecoRI News — Brief Supports Overturning Ruling that OK'd Expansion of Controversial Block Island Marina
Interceding in a case raising significant issues involving government transparency in environmental disputes, four organizations recently filed a “friend of the court” brief in Rhode Island Supreme Court in a long-standing controversy involving the proposed expansion of Champlin’s Marina & Resort on Block Island.
The Public’s Radio — R.I. Superior Court finds no wrongdoing in coastal agency’s mediation with Block Island marina owner
By Sofie Rudin — Rhode Island’s coastal agency followed the law when it went into mediation with a Block Island marina owner. That’s the decision released Thursday by Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Lanphear.
Projo — Sept. 9 deadline looms for ruling on controversial Block Island marina deal
By Jim Hummel — The mediated settlement of a controversial marina expansion on Block Island was a common-sense solution to nearly two decades of litigation. Or, it was a secret backroom deal that violated state law and excluded opponents who had fought the proposal every step of the way.