Tag: R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council
R.I. Supreme Court strikes down Champlin’s expansion
NEW SHOREHAM – A controversial proposal to expand a Block Island marina was struck down for the final time by the state’s highest court...
CRMC gets $206K for shoreline public access efforts
PROVIDENCE – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Oct. 5 awarded $206,000 to the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council for its ongoing effort...
R.I. aquaculture sees ‘banner year’ in 2021
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The Aquaculture Comeback State doesn’t quite have the same ring as the "Calamari Comeback" nickname given to Rhode Island after the...
CRMC vacancies cause problem
A panel of state coastal regulators whose contentious rulings have already drawn objections is facing new criticism, with vacancies leading to a string of...
House panel releases recommended changes to CRMC
PROVIDENCE - The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council needs more staff and stricter guidelines around who can serve, and for how long, on its...
CRMC controversy grows with new questions about member’s eligibility
PROVIDENCE – A panel of state coastal regulators already under the magnifying glass for controversial decisions is facing a new scrutiny about one member's...
River View Hotel project in Providence off the table after failing...
PROVIDENCE – A boutique hotel that was proposed on the bank of the Providence River on a property known as Parcel 1A has fallen...
$40M Rhode Island Ready economic-development initiative unveiled
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Over the last decade, Quonset Business Park’s site-readiness program has created more than 3,500 jobs and approximately $682 million in private...
Five Questions With: Tricia Jedele
Tricia Jedele | Atlantic Coast offshore wind policy manager, The Nature Conservancy
1. This is a new position for The Nature Conservancy. What does...
State is banking on power boost
ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT
Change usually happens slowly, especially when government gets involved.
But in the last five years, the nascent renewable energy sector has exploded in the United...
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