By Ryan Blessing — In tackling whether two streets in Watch Hill are considered public rights of way, the Town Council had both an easy and a hard time. After some discussion and a consensus among members Monday, the council first voted unanimously in support of the state Coastal Resources Management Council's designation of Everett Avenue as a right-of-way.

By Lucy Alexander — For some homebuyers, the fantasy of coastal living will forever outweigh the risks. But rising sea levels and shifting sands can mean getting closer to the ocean than you might have intended.

By Jake Bittle — As many residents will be proud to tell you, the thousand-odd islands that make up the Florida Keys are one of a kind… The Keys are also the first flock of canaries in the coal mine of climate change.

By Jake Bittle — Wealthy homeowners will escape flooding. The middle class can’t.

By Luke Hajdasz — Who’s allowed and how much you pay to be at certain Connecticut beaches could soon change.

By Alex Nunes — A legal battle over a contested right-of-way to the beach in Westerly has become a flashpoint in the debate over shoreline access.

By Alex Nunes — The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council Rights-of-way Subcommittee will meet Tuesday about a contested path to the shore in Westerly that’s become emblematic of the debate over shoreline access in the Ocean State. If designated public, the path would open a long-closed gateway to one of the most inaccessible, undeveloped beaches in the state.

By Frank Prosnitz — When the Rhode Island State Legislature convenes on Jan. 4, it’s certain that shoreline access will be among its top priorities.

By Liz Bateson — Narragansett coped with strong winds, massive waves and significant flooding as a storm moved in early Friday morning.

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.

By Isabella Caprio — Private landowners are ending Maine’s tradition of public access to its beaches. Shorefront owners have harassed and called the police on people trying to make a living, conducting vital research, or simply taking a walk, even badgering children playing in the sand. If this hasn’t been you yet, it soon could be.

By Curt Spalding — With so much of its population and economic activity concentrated in highly exposed coastal communities, Rhode Island should lead — not follow — on preparing for climate change.

By Sarah Doiron — It might be more expensive to visit one of Rhode Island’s most popular beaches next summer. The Narragansett Parks and Recreation Department is proposing raising daily walk-on and parking fees for Narragansett Town Beach.

By Lizzy Rosenberg — For centuries, Native Americans have been forcibly relocated from their rightful homes to more vulnerable locations. And after far too long, President Biden is finally attempting to reconcile. On Wednesday, Nov. 30 during the two-day White House Tribal Nationals Summit, the POTUS promised to allocate $75 million to relocate three tribes to higher grounds, away from rising sea levels.

By Steven Rodas — More than a year after the remnants of Hurricane Ida battered New Jersey, including large portions of Manville, FEMA will provide about $10 million to help fortify the borough against future storms, NJ Advance Media has learned.

By Antonia Noori Farzan — Spending the day at Town Beach could be more expensive next summer. The town's Parks and Recreation Department proposes raising the daily walk-on admission fee from $12 to $15 and raising the parking fee from $10 on weekdays and $15 on weekends to $20 every day. (Prices of discount seasonal passes, which are available only to Narragansett residents and taxpayers, would not change.)

By Jason Vallee — The Rhode Island Attorney General has returned an opinion to the Coastal Resources Management Council supporting and strongly advising the council to approve and designate Spray Rock Road as a public right of way to the Westerly waterfront.

By Alex Nunes — Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha is getting involved in a closely-followed case over a contested right-of-way to the shore in South County.

By Michael Woods — Across North America the boundary between uplands and tidelands occupies a fascinating niche within the greater public access conversation.

Barrington, South Kingstown, Westerly (but not Charlestown) are CoastSnap kickoff municipalities