by Isabella Carmichael | Jul 13, 2026 | Marine Law, News, Students
One month into his NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship, University of Rhode Island and Roger Williams University School of Law graduate Samuel Filiaggi is already finding himself at the center of the nation’s marine policy conversations. Working in NOAA’s Office of...
by Isabella Carmichael | Jul 7, 2026 | Coastal Communities, Marine Law, News, Students
As erosion gradually moves Rhode Island’s shoreline inland, the debate over who can, and cannot, hold back the sea is becoming increasingly important. Seawalls and other hardened shoreline structures may protect private property from erosion, but studies suggest...
by Isabella Carmichael | Jul 1, 2026 | Marine Law, News, Students
As communities across Southern New England work to expand renewable energy, an increasingly important question is emerging: how can states and municipalities encourage solar development while protecting forests, wildlife habitats, and other natural resources? A recent...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jun 10, 2026 | Coastal Communities, News, Research
A new CoastSnap station at Crescent Beach is giving Block Island residents and visitors the opportunity to help document shoreline change while contributing to ongoing coastal research. Installed last week by Rhode Island Sea Grant-supported researchers in partnership...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jun 8, 2026 | Coastal Communities, Marine Law, News, Sustainable Seafood
A report from the Marine Affairs Institute at Roger Williams University School of Law and the Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program examines how Maine balances state and local authority in managing shellfish resources and aquaculture activities along its coast....
by Monica Allard | Jun 6, 2026 | Coastal Communities, News
What happens when you remove dams that have impounded a river for 140 years? Water quality improves, as expected, but some surprises are still being revealed two years later at the Kickemuit River in Warren. “It wasn’t unheard of to see the large algal blooms in...
