by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Apr 12, 2022 | Coastal Communities, Marine Law, News
By Erica Meier Availability of parking near public rights-of-way to the shoreline is key to allowing meaningful access, but it’s also a source of conflict between coastal community residents and non-residents. Each municipality in Rhode Island handles parking...
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...
by Rhode Island Sea Grant | Sep 9, 2019 | Coastal Communities, Marine Law, News
Coastal communities in the Ocean State will be faced with difficult choices in the not-so-distant future as the encroachment of the sea and more powerful storms increase flooding in low-lying areas. One of those difficult choices is deciding what to do with vulnerable...