Press & News

Cate Brown 7/29/24 Cate Brown 7/29/24

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

Cate Brown 7/23/24 Cate Brown 7/23/24

Rhode Island Current — North Kingstown country club on rocky terrain in quest to keep illegal wall

By Nancy Lavin — CRMC hearing on proposal to ease water protections pits club members against environmentalists

Cate Brown 4/18/23 Cate Brown 4/18/23

Projo — How to go to the beach for free before the season (mostly) starts on Memorial Day

By Wheeler Cowperthwaite — Want to go to the beach, but you're not sure where to go or what is open before the official opening of the beach season? Then this guide is for you.

Cate Brown 12/23/22 Cate Brown 12/23/22

WJAR — Storm surge floods streets and parking lots in Wickford

By Joanna Bouras — … “We got here and the water in the parking lot for the town was approximately 2 feet deep,” said business owner Peter Chevalier.

Cate Brown 9/2/22 Cate Brown 9/2/22

ecoRI News — Shellfish Farming Industry in R.I. has ‘Enormous’ Opportunity for Growth

By Colleen Cronin — The sound of thousands of mussels moving on conveyor belts and clanking through sorting machines almost drowned out Greg Silkes as he tried to explain how the shellfish get from the ocean, through the processing plant, to plates around North America.

Cate Brown 10/29/21 Cate Brown 10/29/21

Sea Grant RI — Preserving Access to the Shore

By Amanda Valentine — Spaces along Rhode Island’s beautiful coastline are highly coveted. Determining just how to share these spaces can be a significant source of confusion and conflict. …

Cate Brown 8/17/21 Cate Brown 8/17/21

CRMC — CRMC designates four new rights-of-way

The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) recently designated four new public rights-of-ways – three in North Kingstown and one in Providence.