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Two weeks after Save the Bay issued a letter blasting the RI Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) for deciding to postpone the Policies and Procedures Subcommittee’s hearing for the second month in a row regarding the proposed water type downgrade alongside Quidnessett Country Club, a move that the group said further delays the removal of … Read More

A Coastal Resources Management Council subcommittee voted against a Quidnessett Country Club petition to reclassify waters at a seawall it built without permission near its golf course. PROVIDENCE — Environmental groups are praising a recommendation that the Coastal Resources Management Council reject a petition to reclassify waters at the seawall that a North Kingstown country … Read More

Recommendation Tuesday advances proposed water reclassification to full council for final decision. Historical photographs, topographical maps and two hours of expert testimony Tuesday afternoon weren’t enough to convince a panel of state regulators to ease development restrictions along the shoreline of a North Kingstown country club. A subcommittee of the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management … Read More

Thorp says the organization’s legislative priorities this year are CRMC reform and passing the bottle bill, which he described as “probably the biggest improvement that we can make to recycling.” The intense downpours causing more street flooding in the region in recent years reflect the impact of climate change. At the other end of the … Read More

State regulators solicit public input on Rhode Island Recycled Metals environmental remediation plan at community meeting. The plumes of smoke soaring from a south Providence scrapyard five months ago have cleared. But frustration over the environmental and health consequences for those who live near Rhode Island Recycled Metals still burned brightly Tuesday during a  two-hour meeting at … Read More

Places to sled, skate, and celebrate all season long Seasons in New England are fleeting, which is part of what makes them so special. A Rhode Island winter can be many things: at its official start on December 21, the vibe is jovial with folks wishing for flurries, and by January, trees are bare and … Read More

Save The Bay is accusing the state’s Coastal Resources Management Council of “political favoritism and abuse of power,” after the council repeatedly delayed a decision on the Quidnessett Country Club’s illegal seawall. “The Council’s months-long series of delays gives the country club an unfair economic advantage over law-abiding coastal landowners and businesses who spend money and time applying for … Read More

CRMC Postpones Hearing on Quidnessett Country Club Save the Bay accuses the panel of ‘political favoritism and abuse of power’ The embattled Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council is awash in criticism again — not for a controversial decision, but for the lack of one. In a Nov. 25 email to the council, also shared … Read More