by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jun 3, 2022 | Marine Law, News, Students
Coastal resilience overlays may be a useful tool in helping communities become more resilient. Rising sea levels and extreme storms due to climate change are predicted to flood coastal communities and businesses, and cut off vital emergency access in the coming...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jul 26, 2021 | Marine Law, News
Elle Wibisono is currently serving as a Sea Grant Knauss Legislative Fellow working with the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee; Oceans, Fisheries, Climate Change, and Manufacturing Subcommittee. She has been using her love of comics and other...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Jul 7, 2021 | Marine Law, News
The North Atlantic right whale is critically endangered, with a population of fewer than 400 individuals. Federal laws, including the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), protect the right whale and require the government to consider...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Dec 30, 2019 | Coastal Communities, Marine Law, News
Dam Liability New Climate Issue in Rhode Island There are dozens of dams throughout Rhode Island that are considered unsafe, with one expert telling the Providence Journal, “we are literally one storm away from loss of life.” Of the 668 dams in the state—many more...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Dec 30, 2019 | Coastal Communities, Marine Law, News, ocean planning
Takings Implications of Offshore Wind Energy Development The successful installation of the Block Island Wind Farm in 2016 and its continued operation have encouraged investments in offshore wind projects in federal waters along the Atlantic seaboard. These proposed...
