By Bill Seymour — A House of Representatives bill putting it 10 feet above the high tide mark won approval earlier this year, following a study commission’s recommendation. The state Senate leadership, however, is throwing cold water right now…

By Bill Seymour — A new law proposed last week adopts this recommendation. It will first be considered by the House of Representatives and any approval moves it to the state senate and the governor for consideration.

By Ryan Blessing — A Superior Court judge this week ruled against a Bonnet Shores Fire District policy that prevents residents who own less than $400 of property in the district from voting in its elections…

By Bill Seymour — The administrators of a privately-owned 4.5-acre scenic area providing public oceanfront access for decades are threatening to close the property unless public officials give them millions of dollars to fix what they say is erosion damage.

By Bill Seymour — Erosion is a fight, and this town’s beach seems to be losing it. This year, again, chunks of sand have disappeared.

By Bill Seymour — The challenge to private beach owners wanting to stop public access to their land is far from over, says Scott Keeley, who organized a protest drawing more than 200 supporters to step over the Charlestown-South Kingstown line into the sand of exclusive beaches.

By Bill Seymour — Exactly defining public access along beaches — and other areas around Rhode Island’s coast — is a complex undertaking requiring some serious study

By Derek Gomes — The newly constructed Whale Rock Trail opens another portion of the state’s shoreline to public right-of-way…

By Bill Koch — With electricity restored and roads cleared throughout the town, the second phase of recovery from Hurricane Sandy has started to play out in piles of paperwork and daily briefings with officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.