Press & News
Projo — Is RI's coastal agency broken? Why former members are speaking out for reform.
By Alex Kuffner — When Catherine Robinson Hall was appointed to a seat on the Coastal Resources Management Council in 2022, she represented something different for the powerful state agency that controls development along the Rhode Island shoreline…
Projo — RI country club loses fight to change rules over illegal seawall. What comes next?
By Antonio Noori Farzan — The Coastal Resources Management Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to deny Quidnessett Country Club's attempt to change the rules for its illegal seawall. There was no discussion before the 6-0 vote.
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
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
Projo — A country club built a new seawall without permission. Now they want to change the rules.
By Antonio Noori Farzan — The Quidnessett Country Club already went ahead and built a massive seawall near the 14th hole without getting permission from the Coastal Resources Management Council. Now, the CRMC has to decide if it's willing to rethink its regulations.
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.
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.
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.
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. …
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.