Press & News

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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…

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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.

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Projo — RI couple's lawsuit challenges whether CRMC has say over homeowners' seawalls. Why it matters.

By Antonia Noori Farzan — A blanket ban on new seawalls and rock revetments along certain parts of the coastline means that homeowners have limited ability to defend their properties against erosion. A class action lawsuit seeks to overturn that policy, which would have major implications for Rhode Island's coastline.

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

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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 5/23/24 Cate Brown 5/23/24

Projo — Advocates push for reform of Rhode Island coastal council, but legislative leaders have questions

By Alex Kuffner — Attorney General Peter Neronha and others are calling on General Assembly leaders to move forward with legislation that would reform the embattled state agency that regulates coastal development in Rhode Island.

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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.