What is Public Access, and What are Rights-of-Way to the Shore for Land Users in R.I.?
The Rhode Island CRMC works with a number of different coastal laws, including aquaculture regulation…
4 years ago
Coastal Zone Law
Advocacy for Environmental Protection and Economic Integrity Related to Coastal Properties and Climate Change
R.I. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen teamed up this month in…
4 years ago
Ecological Regulations and Special Area Management Plans
What is a SAMP, and How Do SAMPs Regulate the Coastal Zone? Today, we focus…
4 years ago
Recent Environmental Legislation: Rhode Island Recreational Fishing Laws and Regulations
Recent environmental legislation related to fishing has mostly contemplated commercial fishing, but recreational fishing has…
4 years ago
A Boating Accident and Potential Civil Suit in RI
There are almost 40,000 registered boats in the Ocean State. As the Fourth of July…
4 years ago
Aquaculture Permitting and Environmental Law Firms
Rhode Island is home to a number of coastal salt ponds/coastal lagoons. Aquaculture operations, mostly…
4 years ago
An Environmental Act in the News: Allowing Commercial Fishing in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument
June 8-12 is World Ocean Week! Our blog post today will focus on one current…
4 years ago
The RI Freshwater Wetlands Act and Getting Building Permits Approved
After a few articles about some saltwater considerations in the Ocean State, today we’ll look…
4 years ago
New Environmental Regulations for Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture
In a wonderfully informative article from May 10, 2020, ecoRI News dove into the problems…
4 years ago
One Tool in the Environmental Law Practice Belt: The Coastal Zone Management Act
Most people don’t know about all of the different aspects of environmental law practice. There…
4 years ago