WAKEFIELD, R.I. — Shoreline access made big waves earlier this year when lawmakers widened the public access corridor allowable under state law, but the bill only tackled part of the issue of getting to the beach.

The bayside town that became the poster child for some of the most severe devastation wrought by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 is making progress on a $395 million federal project that’s been in the works even longer than that.

Since Rhode Island calls itself the Ocean State and hypes its beaches, it stands to reason its elected officials, business owners, residents, and visitors are concerned about the health of the planet’s marine waters, especially those that lap the local coastline and play host to squid and quahogs.

The federal agency that will oversee a major beach replenishment project this fall or winter for Ocean City, Sea Isle City and Strathmere is considering its options after bids for the contract came in significantly higher than the government’s estimate.

Amid celebratory statements in East Hampton Town Hall about a plan to put sand on the downtown Montauk beach, a stark reality remained: Nothing other than talk has been done to actually address coastal retreat.

Electric utility Avangrid is pulling out of what was to have been Connecticut’s biggest offshore wind project, Park City Wind, saying inflation and other adverse economic factors that have hit the offshore wind industry made the project “unfinanceable.”

ORONO — When Bob Steneck came to the University of Maine in 1982, there were few marine ecologists in the state, and none interacted with fishermen.

Supporters of public beach access on Norton Point urge the state to rescind the 150-foot buffer zone.

WAKEFIELD, R.I. — Just one week after a federal judge tossed out the first legal challenge to the state’s shoreline access law, a new lawsuit has been filed in Washington County Superior Court.

NORTH WILDWOOD, New Jersey (WPVI) -- Pieces of steel are going into the ground at 15th Avenue in North Wildwood, creating a wall around the building that houses the beach patrol.

Jenkinson's Beach reopened access points to the public on Saturday. Point Pleasant Mayor Paul Kanitra made the announcement on his Facebook page.

Former President Donald Trump recently claimed that “windmills are causing whales to die” in record numbers, but there’s no scientific evidence to support that.

WELLS, Maine — Members of a local group are asking the town to partner with them in ongoing efforts to increase public access to Moody Beach, particularly in the areas where seaside property owners restrict the uses by others of the intertidal zones.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is considering whether to outline a “habitat area of particular concern’ in and around offshore wind lease areas off southern New England.

The state Department of Environmental Protection says the closures are a violation of state laws governing coastal use permits.

People are drawn to watch the powerful waves make landfall in Rehoboth Beach as tropical storm Ophelia hits the Delaware coast early Saturday evening, Sept. 23, 2023.

State environmental regulators are seeking to further limit coastal development to protect sand dunes from rising sea levels. The new rule would require that planning be based on new dune maps created by the Maine Geological Survey.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island’s “Living Breakwaters” project received international acclaim this month as the winner of the 2023 Obel award, which recognizes outstanding architectural contributions in service of both people and the planet.

Rather than sell his bluefin to a wholesaler, where cuts may end up in a fishmonger’s display case, or as toro on a sushi menu, Connell is doing something that nobody else in the U.S. is apparently doing.

Jenkinson's has been warned by the state to reopen access to the beach in Point Pleasant Beach after closing all entrance points last week.

North Atlantic right whales, which calve off the Georgia coast, have fewer than 350 individuals remaining

Did you know that oceans capture a large amount of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, helping mitigate climate change? It’s true, and scientists are investigating whether oceans can store even more of the greenhouse gas than they already do.

It is Wednesday, and this morning I’m at the “Snow Hole,” just off the Taconic Crest Trail as it runs along the border of New York and Vermont.

The fight over public beach access vs. the rights of private property owners has been extensively litigated, and repeatedly upheld in NJ.

The New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) has sued the U.S government, alleging that the regional fisheries management councils used by NOAA Fisheries are unconstitutional.