Tag: R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council
Offshore wind boosts winter resilience
In December 2022, Winter Storm Elliott wreaked havoc on the electric grid along the East Coast. While Rhode Island was spared the worst, millions...
Shekarchi unveils latest housing package
PROVIDENCE – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi on Thursday announced a new package of legislation being filed to spur housing development and streamline the...
Several CRMC bills to consider, but will there be any change...
Some state leaders and one of Rhode Island's largest environmental groups have failed in recent years to dismantle the embattled R.I. Coastal Resources Management...
Should the state strip the embattled R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council...
The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council on Jan. 28 voted 6-0, without discussion, to deny Quidnessett Country Club’s request to reclassify the water off...
R.I. Superior Court judge sides with property owners in shoreline access...
The R.I. General Assembly overstepped its bounds in drawing a line in the sand on shoreline access, a Washington County Superior Court judge ruled.
The...
Neronha steps into fray over CRMC, but will it lead to...
For years, the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council has been no stranger to controversy, with critics rebuking a structure that gives power to politically...
R.I. coastal regulators OK East Bay Bike Path replacement bridges
The R.I. Department of Transportation has one less bridge problem on its hands after state coastal regulators approved a plan to reconstruct a pair...
Higher insurance premiums hindering new affordable housing
As Rhode Island faces a housing crisis, particularly with affordable units, the Wickford Village development in North Kingstown affords some relief to renters, providing...
State seeks vendors to remove ‘sunken barge’ from Providence River
PROVIDENCE – Despite no readily available funding, state officials after a three-year hiatus are renewing calls for a private vendor to remove a piece...
Portsmouth Town Council approves host agreement with SouthCoast Wind
Faced with receiving $23 million or nothing, the Portsmouth Town Council begrudgingly approved an agreement that allows a Massachusetts offshore wind farm developer access...
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