Press & News
Rhode Island Current — Forced to submit a plan to remove illegal seawall, Quidnessett still backs water reclassification
By Nancy Lavin — Country club restoration plans appear ‘incomplete,’ says Save the Bay
WRPI — DEM: Coastal homes, businesses at risk for future storm damage
By Catie McNeill, Paige Messier — While the focus seemed to be on inland flooding over the past few weeks of weather, all eyes are now on Rhode Island’s coast, which experts say may not have enough protection to weather future storms.
Rhode Island Current — An existential crisis for troubled coastal management agency?
By Nancy Lavin — The state’s coastal regulatory agency is ripe for reform. But how much? This is the key question lawmakers, residents and coastal advocates are considering when it comes to the politically appointed Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council.
The Public’s Radio — Watch Hill Cove: How Congress changed the law to benefit private interests
By Alex Nunes — The Watch Hill Yacht Club controls more than half of the moorings in Westerly’s exclusive Watch Hill Cove, a flashpoint for public access to Rhode Island’s coast. A new investigation found local, state and federal officials worked to change U.S. law to help keep it that way.
ecoRI News — Walking Tour Illustrates the Difficulty in Accessing the Ocean State’s Public Shoreline
By Cynthia Drummond — … An issue that has elicited some of the strongest public engagement in Rhode Island in recent years, access to the shoreline in coastal towns, including Westerly, has been the subject of in-depth coverage by ecoRI News.
The Public’s Radio — Former assistant R.I. attorney general: ‘White collar vigilantism’ has denied beachgoers public right of way in Westerly
By Alex Nunes — A special fire district says it owns a contested path to the ocean and that it can block the public from using the trail. Now a retired Rhode Island assistant attorney general has joined shoreline rights activists to try to open the path up to the public.
Newport Life — Rights-of-way offer easy coastline access
By Bob Curley — Often overlooked, rights-of-way offer easy access to Aquidneck’s captivating coastline…
The Public’s Radio — Agency draft plan prioritizes rising sea levels, storm surge, shoreline access among key issues facing RI coast
By Alex Nunes — The Rhode Island agency that manages coastal policy and enforcement is accepting public comment on what it identifies in a draft plan as top issues challenging the Rhode Island coastline.
The Public’s Radio — COVID-19 heightens tensions over shoreline access in Rhode Island
By Alex Nunes — This summer, advocates say new parking restrictions and actions by private property owners are making it harder for some beachgoers to enjoy a day at the shore.